Vsevolod Vasilyevich Perekalin (; 27 February 1913,

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– 7 January 1998, Saint Petersburg) was a Soviet and Russian organic chemist,

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. He created the drug known as

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Biography

His father was a military physician. He was a student of Academician . In 1940, he defended his

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's Dissertation at the N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry. In 1949, he defended his doctoral dissertation. From 1950 to 1992, Perekalin headed the Department of Organic Chemistry at the

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. In this University he organized the Faculty of Chemistry. He taught in the Herzen University for 48 years. In 1995, he was appointed Soros Professor. He has a son Pyotr. Perekalin is the author of more than 350 scientific papers.

Awards and honors

* Ushinsky Medal * Honored Science Worker of the RSFSR (1967) * Latvian SSR State Prize *

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, 2nd class *

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* 1913 births 1998 deaths Scientists from Saint Petersburg Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Russian organic chemists Soviet organic chemists {{Russia-scientist-stub