Alexander Butlerov
Alexander Mikhaylovich Butlerov
Alexander Butlerov
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a Russian chemist, one of the principal creators of the theory of chemical structure, the discoverer of formaldehyde (1859) and the discoverer of the formose reaction (1861).
Born
15 September 1828 Chistopol, Kazan Governorate, Russian Empire
Died
17 August 1886 (aged 57) Butlerovka, Kazan Governorate, Russian Empire
Nationality
Russian
Fields
Chemistry
Alma mater
Kazan State University
Institutions
University of St. Petersburg, Kazan State University
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Russia
Doctoral advisor
Nikolay Zinin
Doctoral students
Alexey Yevgrafovich Favorsky, Vladimir Markovnikov, Alexander Mikhaylovich Zaytsev
era
1800+