Dimitar Ivanov Popov

Dimitar Ivanov Popov (Bulgarian: Димитър Иванов Попов) (October 13, 1894 – October 25, 1975) was a Bulgarian organic chemist and an academician of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.

Dimitar Ivanov
Born	October 13, 1894 Makotsevo, Bulgaria
Died	October 25, 1975 (1975-10-26) (aged 81) Sofia, Bulgaria
Nationality	Bulgarian
Alma mater	L'Université de Lyon, France
Known for	Ivanov Reaction
Scientific career
Fields	Organic Chemistry, Chemistry of Natural Products, Organic Synthesis
Institutions	University of Sofia, Faculty of Chemistry

Prof. D. Ivanov is known by his father's name Ivanov rather than his family's name Popov.

He is the namesake of the Ivanov reaction^[1] in chemistry.