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The Kazan State University
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The chemistry school of Kazan University has a glorious history. According to the great Russain chemist D.Mendeleev, creator of the Periodic Table of Elements, Russian chemistry owes its existence to the discoveries made at Kazan University. It was here that K.Klaus discovered ruthenium in 1844. The founder of the Kazan school of chemistry was N.I.Zinin, who graduated from Kazan University in 1833 and became a professor in 1841. His discoveries laid down the foundation for a completely new branch of industry: the manufacture of synthetic dyes, explosives and medicines. From 1852 A.Butlerov guided all the research work in chemistry at the University. In 1864-66 he published his famous work "An Introduction into the Study of Organic Chemistry" which brought him the world fame. A bronze monument to him stands in the public square not far from the University. After Butlerov had left Kazan, his work was continued by his students V.Markovnikov and A.Zaytsev. They trained a number of distinguished chemists including academicians A.Arbuzov and S.Reformatsky.
Kazan University got its Anatomy Theatre and the Observatory in 1837 and 1838. The grand neo-classical edifice of the Anatomy Theatre is connected with the names of the outstanding physicians R.Aristov, who held the chair of anatomy in 1839-1868, and P.Lesgaft. The telescope purchased by Lobachevsky is still used in the University Observatory, where worked the brilliant astronomer I.Simonov. From 1819 to 1821 he took part in the round-the-world Antarctic expedition of F.Bellinsgausen and M.Lazarev and became the first climatologist of Antarctica.
The list of outstanding scholars who worked or studied at Kazan University includes N.Lobachevsky, creator of non-Eucledian geometry; mathematicians N.Chebotarev, A.Petrov and N.Chetaev; A.Butlerov, creator of the theory of organic compounds; chemists N.Zinin, V.Markovnikov, K.Klaus, A. and B.Arbuzov; specialists in oriental studies H.Fren and O.Kovalevsky; Tatar linguist I.Khalfin; E.Adamyuk, founder of Russian ophthalmology; V.Bekhterev, founder of Russian experemental psychology; writers S.Aksakov, L.Tolstoy and N.Zagoskin; composer M.Balakirev; physicists E.Zavoysky, S.Altshuller and V.Engelgardt.
15 Academicians and Correspondent-Members of the Academy of Sciences of Russia and the Academy of Sciences of Tatarstan work at Kazan University.<<back Pages: 1 2 3
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