Mikhail Tsvet | |
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![]() Mikhail Tsvet | |
Born | 14 May 1872 |
Died | 26 June 1919 | (aged 47)
Nationality | Russian |
Known for | Adsorption chromatography |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Botany |
Mikhail Semyonovich Tsvet, also spelt Tsvett, Tswett, Tswet, Zwet, and Cvet (Russian: Михаил Семёнович Цвет; 14 May 1872 – 26 June 1919) was a Russian-Italian botanist who invented chromatography. His last name is Russian for "colour" and is also the root word of "flower."