Alexander Dianin, Russian chemist (born 1851)

Aleksandr Dianin

Russian chemist (1851–1918)

Aleksandr Pavlovich Dianin was a Russian chemist from Saint Petersburg. He carried out studies on phenols and discovered a phenol derivative now known as bisphenol A and the accordingly named Dianin's compound. He was married to the adopted daughter of fellow chemist Alexander…