Aleksandr Voskresensky | |
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Born | 25 November 1808[1] |
Died | 21 January 1880 (aged 71)[1] Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire[1] |
Nationality | Russian |
Known for | Discovery of theobromine[2] |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Chemistry |
Institutions | University of St. Petersburg |
Doctoral advisor | Germain Henri Hess |
Aleksandr Abramovich Voskresensky (Russian: Александр Абрамович Воскресенский; 25 November 1808 – 21 January 1880) was a Russian chemist who served as rector of Saint Petersburg Imperial University in 1861–1863 and 1865–1867. Dmitri Mendeleev regarded him as a "grandfather of Russian chemistry". One of his major scientific achievements is the discovery of theobromine, the major alkaloid of cacao beans.[1]
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