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Alexander Butlerov

Alexander Butlerov
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Alexander Mikhaylovich Butlerov was a Russian chemist, one of the principal creators of the theory of chemical structure (1857–1861), the first to incorporate double bonds into structural formulas, the discoverer of hexamine (1859), the discoverer of formaldehyde (1859) and the discoverer of the formose reaction…

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  1. Jacques-Louis SoretJune 30, 1827 – May 13, 1890
  2. Albert MarthMay 5, 1828 – August 6, 1897
  3. Alexander Butlerov (this page)September 15, 1828 – August 17, 1886
  4. Balfour StewartNovember 1, 1828 – December 19, 1887
  5. Asaph HallOctober 15, 1829 – November 22, 1907
  6. Robert NobelAugust 4, 1829 – August 7, 1896

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