Aleksandr Arbuzov

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Erminingeldovich and the family name is Arbuzov.

Aleksandr Erminingeldovich Arbuzov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Ермининге́льдович Арбу́зов; 12 October 1877 – 22 January 1968) was a Russian and Soviet chemist who discovered the Michaelis–Arbuzov reaction.

Aleksandr Arbuzov
Aleksandr Arbuzov
Born	(1877-10-12)12 October 1877
Died	22 January 1968(1968-01-22) (aged 90)
Alma mater	University of Kazan
Known for	Michaelis–Arbuzov reaction
Scientific career
Institutions	University of Kazan
Doctoral advisor	Alexander Mikhaylovich Zaytsev

A native of Bilyarsk, Arbuzov studied in the Kazan University under Alexander Zaytsev.^[1] He graduated in 1900 and became professor at the same university in 1911. After World War II he was put in charge of the Soviet Institute of Organic Chemistry.

In addition to his scientific research, Arbuzov also wrote A Brief Sketch of the Development of Organic Chemistry in Russian (1948).

Awards

• Hero of Socialist Labour (1957)^[2]
• Orders of Lenin (July 31, 1944; June 10, 1945; June 24, 1950; September 19, 1953; September 11, 1957; September 9, 1967)^[2]
• Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1947)^[2]
• Stalin Prize, II degree (1943)^[2]
• Stalin Prize, I degree (1947)^[2]