Nationality Russian Education University of Jena Role Chemist | Name Alexander Dianin Fields Organic chemistry | |
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Born April 20, 1851
Davydovo, Vladimir Governorate, Russian Empire ( 1851-04-20 ) Institutions Imperial Medical-Surgical Academy in St. Petersburg Alma mater University of Jena (PhD in Chemistry, 1877)
Imperial Medical-Surgical Academy in St. Petersburg (MD, 1882) Influences Alexander Borodin
Nikolay Zinin Died December 6, 1918, Saint Petersburg, Russia Known for Bisphenol A, Dianin's compound Influenced by Alexander Borodin, Nikolay Zinin | ||
Alexander Pavlovich Dianin (Russian: Александр Павлович Дианин; April 20, 1851 – December 6, 1918) was a Russian chemist from Saint Petersburg. He carried out studies on phenols and discovered a phenol derivative now known as bisphenol A and the accordingly named Dianin's compound. He was married to the adopted daughter of fellow chemist Alexander Borodin. In 1887, Dianin succeeded his father-in-law as a chair of the Chemistry Department at the Imperial Medical-Surgical Academy in St. Petersburg.
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