Russian chemistIn this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Erminingeldovich and the family name is Arbuzov.

Aleksandr Erminingeldovich Arbuzov (12 October 1877 – 22 January 1968) was a Russian and Soviet chemist who discovered the Michaelis–Arbuzov reaction.

A native of Bilyarsk, Arbuzov studied in the Kazan University under Alexander Zaytsev. He graduated in 1900 and became professor at the same university in 1911. After World War II he was put in charge of the Soviet Ins*ute of Organic Chemistry.

Arbuzov was awarded the Stalin Prize in 1943.

In addition to his scientific research, Arbuzov also wrote A Brief Sketch of the Development of Organic Chemistry in Russian (1948).

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Further reading

• "Aleksandr Erminingeldovich Arbuzov". Zeitschrift Russian Chemical Bulletin. 11 (10): 1625–1626. 1962. doi:10.1007/BF00920247.
• A M Sladkov (1967). "Aleksandr Erminingeldovich Arbuzov". Russ. Chem. Rev. 36 (9): 639. Bibcode:1967RuCRv..36..639S. doi:10.1070/RC1967v036n09ABEH001678.