Alexey Favorsky
Alexey Yevgrafovich Favorsky (; – 8 August 1945), was a Russian and Soviet chemist. Hero of Socialist Labour (1945). Life Favorsky studied chemistry at the imperial Saint Petersburg State University from 1878 to 1882. He joined Alexander Butlerov's laboratory for several years, and in 1891 became a lecturer. In 1895, Favorksy received his PhD and became professor for technical chemistry. His discovery of the Favorskii rearrangement in 1894 and the Favorskii reaction between 1900 and 1905 are connected to his name. He worked at the new organics department from 1897, and served as its director from 1934 to 1937. For his improvement of the production of synthetic rubber, Favorsky was awarded the Stalin Prize in 1941. The artist Vladimir Favorsky was his nephew. Favorsky died in 1945 and was buried at the Volkovskoye Orthodox cemetery. Further reading Biography (St. Petersburg Encyclopedia) (Favorskii's academic lineage) 1860 births 1945 deaths 20th-century chemists Corresponding Members of the Russian Academy of Sciences (1917–1925) Full Members of the USSR Academy of Sciences Saint Petersburg State University alumni Academic staff of Saint Petersburg State University Heroes of Socialist Labour Recipients of the Stalin Prize Recipients of the Order of Lenin Recipients of the Order of Saint