Nikolay Demyanov

Nikolay Yakovlevich Demyanov
Born March 27 [O.S. March 15] 1861
Tver
Died March 19, 1938(1938-03-19) (aged 77)
Moscow
Residence Russian Empire
Soviet Union
Education

Doctor of Science (1899)

Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Alma mater Imperial Moscow University (1886)
Known for Demjanov rearrangement
Awards Lenin Prize (1930)
Scientific career
Fields Organic chemistry
Thesis On the action of nitric anhydride and nitrogenous oxide on hydrocarbons of the ethylene series
Doctoral advisor Vladimir Markovnikov

Nikolay Yakovlevich Demyanov (Russian: Никола́й Я́ковлевич Демья́нов; March 27 [O.S. March 15] 1861, Tver – March 19, 1938, Moscow), also known as Demjanov and Demjanow, was a Russian organic chemist and a member of the USSR Academy of Sciences (1929). He is internationally known for the Demjanov rearrangement organic reaction and other discoveries.

He was a recipient of the Lenin Prize in 1930.

Bibliography

  • Imperial Moscow University: 1755-1917: encyclopedic dictionary. Moscow: Russian political encyclopedia (ROSSPEN). A. Andreev, D. Tsygankov. 2010. pp. 212–213. ISBN 978-5-8243-1429-8.


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