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Aleksandr Dianin

Alexander Dianin, Russian chemist (died 1918)

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Born
April 20, 1851
Died
December 6, 1918
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1851

About Aleksandr Dianin

Aleksandr Pavlovich Dianin 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 chair of the Chemistry Department at the Imperial Medical-Surgical Academy in St. Petersburg. Aleksandr Pavlovich Dianin (Russian: Александр Павлович Дианин; 20 April 1851 – 6 December 1918) was a Russian chemist from Saint Petersburg. Figurovskiy, Nikolay Aleksandrovich; Soloviev, Yuriy Ivanovich (1988). Aleksandr Porfirievich Borodin: a chemist's biography.

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Aleksandr Dianin timeline

  1. Aleksandr Pavlovich Dianin (Russian: Александр Павлович Дианин; 20 April 1851 – 6 December 1918) was a Russian chemist from Saint Petersburg.
  2. In 1887, Dianin succeeded his father-in-law as chair of the Chemistry Department at the Imperial Medical-Surgical Academy in St. Petersburg.
  3. Figurovskiy, Nikolay Aleksandrovich; Soloviev, Yuriy Ivanovich (1988).

The world when Aleksandr Dianin was born

Aleksandr Dianin was born in 1851. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1851

  • Best-selling bookMoby-Dick by Herman Melville

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineGreat Exhibition in London — first World's Fair
  • Technology milestoneIsaac Singer patents practical sewing machine
  • World population~1.31B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderMillard Fillmore
  • U.S. population23.8M

1851 versus 2026

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Measure18512026
Population23.8M341 million

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