When was Nikolay Semyonov born?

Nikolay Semyonov was born on 3 April 1896 in Saratov.

What positions has Nikolay Semyonov held?

Positions held by Nikolay Semyonov include: deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union.

Where did Nikolay Semyonov study?

Nikolay Semyonov was educated at Imperial St. Petersburg University, Samara Real School.

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Nikolay Semyonov

Soviet physical chemist (1896-1986)

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Nikolay Nikolayevich Semyonov , sometimes Semenov, Semionov or Semenoff was a Soviet physicist and chemist. Semyonov was awarded the 1956 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on the mechanism of chemical transformation. He made a significant contribution to the development of chemical kinetics.

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Born: 3 April 1896 wd
Place of birth: Saratov wd
Died: 25 September 1986 wd
Place of death: Moscow wd
Citizenship: Russian Empire, Soviet Union wd
Occupation: physicist, chemist, professor, politician wd
Political party: Communist Party of the Soviet Union (since 1947) wd
Education: Imperial St. Petersburg University, Samara Real School wd
Spouse: Maria Liverovskaya wd

Positions held wd

deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union

Awards wd

Stalin Prize, 2nd degree (1941)
Order of Lenin (1945)
Hero of Socialist Labour (1966)
Order of the October Revolution (1986)
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1956)
Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1946)
Lomonosov Gold Medal (1969)
Lenin Prize (1976)
Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"
Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1958)
Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow"
State Stalin Prize, 1st degree (1941)

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When was Nikolay Semyonov born?: Nikolay Semyonov was born on 3 April 1896 in Saratov.
What positions has Nikolay Semyonov held?: Positions held by Nikolay Semyonov include: deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union.
Where did Nikolay Semyonov study?: Nikolay Semyonov was educated at Imperial St. Petersburg University, Samara Real School.

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