# 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.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 3 April 1896 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48990#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Saratov ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48990#P19))
- **Died:** 25 September 1986 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48990#P570))
- **Place of death:** Moscow ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48990#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Russian Empire; Soviet Union ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48990#P27))
- **Occupation:** physicist; chemist; professor; politician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48990#P106))
- **Political party:** Communist Party of the Soviet Union (since 1947) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48990#P102))
- **Education:** Imperial St. Petersburg University; Samara Real School ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48990#P69))
- **Spouse:** Maria Liverovskaya ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48990#P26))
- **Positions held:** deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48990#P39))
- **Awards:** Stalin Prize, 2nd degree; Order of Lenin; Hero of Socialist Labour; Order of the October Revolution; Nobel Prize in Chemistry; Order of the Red Banner of Labour; Lomonosov Gold Medal; Lenin Prize; Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"; Foreign Member of the Royal Society; 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 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48990#P166))

## Questions

**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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