A. P. Borodin — Scientific Leader

Abstract

On August 20, 1873 the IVth Congress of Russian Naturalists and Physicians opened at Kazan. Borodin was invited to the Congress from the Medical-Surgical Academy and was elected a member of the Congress’ administrative committee. After a general organizational meeting, several sections, which met separately, were created. At the first meeting of the chemical section Butlerov presided, at the second, Borodin. Borodin wrote to his wife,

In our chemical section there were many interesting reports, and among them, I say this without boasting, mine were among the most notable. The quality and number of them (7 items) greatly impressed all members of the section and advanced our laboratory in the opinion of the chemists and even the non-chemists¹.