Alexander Abramowitsch Voskressensky

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Voskressensky

Alexander Abramowitsch Voskressenski , Russian Александр Абрамович Воскресенский , English transcription Voskresenskij, (* December 7, 1809 in Torzhok ; † February 2, 1880 in Moschaizewo near Tver ) was a Russian chemist. He was a student of Justus von Liebig and, along with Nikolai Nikolajewitsch Sinin, is considered the founder of modern (organic) chemistry in 19th century Russia.

Life

He was born the son of a clergyman. His father died in 1814, leaving the family penniless. Voskressensky first completed a theological training before studying chemistry at the Pedagogical Institute in Saint Petersburg from 1832. After graduating in 1836, he continued his studies in Berlin at the Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences with Eilhard Mitscherlich , Heinrich Rose , and Heinrich Gustav Magnus , as well as in Gießen at the Ludwigs-Universität Gießen with Justus von Liebig . In 1838 he was back in Saint Petersburg as an adjunct at the University's Chemical Institute and inspector at the Pedagogical Institute. After receiving his doctorate in 1839, he was an associate professor from 1843 and a full professor from 1848 at the university. He also taught at the Pedagogical Institute, the Engineering Academy and other technical and military schools. From 1863 to 1867 he was rector of the university. In 1867 he became a curator for the Kharkiv school district and in 1869 he retired.

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For his extensive teaching activities, among his students were among others Dmitri Iwanowitsch Mendelejew , Nikolai Nikolajewitsch Beketow , Nikolai Alexandrowitsch Mensutkin , Alexei Romanowitsch Schuljatschenko (1841–1903), Nikolai Nikolayewitsch Sokolow (1826–1877) and Peter Petrowitsch Alexejew ( 1840 Alexejew ), 1840 Alexejew he was nicknamed the grandfather of Russian chemists .

In 1838 he was the first chemist to synthesize quinone in Giessen , on which he received his doctorate. In 1841 he isolated theobromine from cocoa beans. He advised on the completion of the St. Isaac's Cathedral regarding the building material and the cracks in the Alexander Column , which he successfully renovated. He examined Russian coal, which according to his knowledge was in no way inferior to foreign coal and was sometimes better.

In 1864 he became a corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences in Saint Petersburg. In 1868 he founded the Russian Chemical Society.

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  1. ↑ life data according to Pötsch u. a., Lexicon of eminent chemists, sometimes Saint Petersburg is given as the place of death
  2. ↑ Alexander Woskresensky: About the composition of quinic acid. In: Annals of Pharmacy. 27, 1838, pp. 257-270, doi : 10.1002 / jlac.18380270303 . Liebig calls him a young chemist who is equally distinguished by talent and zeal .
  3. ↑ A. Woskresensky, About the Theobromine, Liebigs Annalen, Volume 41, 1842, 125–127.
personal data
SURNAME Voskressensky, Alexander Abramowitsch
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Grandfather of Russian chemists; Voskresenskij, Aleksandr A. (English); Воскресенский, Александр Абрамович (Russian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Russian chemist
DATE OF BIRTH December 7, 1809
PLACE OF BIRTH Torzok
DATE OF DEATH February 2, 1880
Place of death Moschaizewo near Kalinin