institution until 1958. It was later renamed I. M. Sechenov Intstitute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the U.S.S.R. In 1935 he was elected an active member of the Academy of Sciences of the U.S.S.R. In 1945 he was awarded the title of Hero of Socialist Labor. He held the rank of Colonel General. References The contribution of academician Leon Abgarovich Orbeli and his school to the development of physiology of extreme conditions Leon Abgarovich Orbeli External links 1882 births 1958 deaths Heroes of Socialist Labour Full Members of the USSR Academy of Sciences Academicians of the USSR Academy of Medical Sciences S.M. Kirov Military Medical Academy alumni Russian people of Armenian descent Leon People from Tsaghkadzor Burials at Bogoslovskoe Cemetery Soviet Armenians Proceedings of the USSR Academy of Sciences editors