Mathematician, Ph.D., professor, academician of the Academy of Sciences of the ASSR, and honored figure of science of the ASSR
Shahinyan was born on December 19, 1906, in Alexandropol (now Gyumri). In 1924 graduated from secondary school, and in 1926 - Yerevan Industrial Technical School and entered YSU Technical Faculty. From the fourth year, he was transferred to the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics, graduating in 1930.
In 1929-1934 A. Shahinyan worked at YSU first as an assistant professor of the Department of Mathematics, then as an associate professor and acting head of the department. In 1929 simultaneously worked at Yerevan Polytechnic Institute. In 1934-1937, Shahinyan studied in postgraduate studies at the Research Institute of Mathematics and Mechanics of Leningrad State University. In 1939, he defended a PhD thesis. From 1938-1944, Shahinyan was the head of YSU higher geometry chair, and from 1939-1942: dean of physics-mathematics faculty. In 1944, Shahinyan defended a doctoral thesis and until 1978 was the head of the chair of mathematical analysis and theory of functions. In 1945, he became a professor.
In 1945, A. Shahinyan was elected a correspondent member of the USSR Academy of Sciences, and in 1947, an academician.
From 1945 to 1950, he was the head of the mathematics and mechanics sector of the Academy of Sciences of the ASSR, and from 1955-1959, the director of the Institute of Mathematics and Mechanics of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR. Shahinyan was Academician-secretary of the Department of Physical and Mathematical Sciences of the Academy of Sciences of the ASSR in 1950-1963.
A. Shahinyan is the author of many scientific works, including "Theory of Approximations in the Complex Domain" (Yerevan, 1960), "Theory of Analytic Functions" (Yerevan, 1969), "Introduction to Higher Mathematics" (Yerevan, 1970) and other monographs. His research mainly concerns the theory of approximations in the complex domain.
He is the founder of the Armenian Mathematical Scientific School. In 1965, he also founded the physics-mathematical school attached to YSU, which was named after him.
In 1961, Shahinyan became an honored figure of science of the ASSR. He was a deputy of the VII and VIII convocations of the Supreme Council of the ASSR. He was also awarded the Order of Red Banner of Labor (2), Friendship of Peoples.
A. Shahinyan passed away on May 14, 1978, in Yerevan.
His bronze bust in the lobby of YSU's central building symbolizes the role of an outstanding scientist-pedagogue in the development of university science and education.
