The chemists of the Russian Empire: the end of XIX - the beginning of XX century

THE CHEMISTS OF THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE: THE END OF XIX - THE BEGINNING OF XX CENTURY Vasylye , Kos yan yn K. 2, Rimsky-Ko sako 40007 SUMY UKRAINE The pu pose o wo k was o analyse na ional s uc u e o chemis s in he la ges ci ies o he Empi e: Pe e sbu g, Moscow, Wa saw, Odessa, Riga and Kie o 25 yea s (1890- 1914) . The "Russian medical lis s", whe e da a on chemis s's we e published in he Empi e we e annually issued his o ical sou ces. 4 basic na ional g oups came o ligh i.e., Ge mans, Jews, Poles and Russians Uk ainians and Byelo ussians came in he las g oup. Howe e o 25 yea s hei place owa ds each o he a ied. In he i s hal o he 1890 h yea s among chemis s mos o all he e we e Ge mans (33 %), on he second place he e we e chemis s - Poles (30 %), and hen he e we e Jews (24 %), Russian (9 %) and o he s (4 %). Be o e Wo ld Wa he i s he e we e Jews (41 %), Poles (27 %), Ge mans (15 %), Russians (7 %). The submi ed ci ies a e na u ally g ouped in ou g oups. 1/ Riga: chemis s-Ge mans p e ailed a ull absence o bo h Poles and Russians and insigni ican numbe o Jews. 2/ Wa saw and Kie : chemis s-Poles p e ailed a insigni ican numbe o o he na ionali ies. 3/ Odessa: chemis s-Jews domina ed. 4/ capi als (Pe e sbu g and Moscow): All ou basic na ionali ies a e submi ed; on he i s a place he e we e Ge mans, which conceded hei posi ions o Jews by he end o he gi en 25- anni e sa y. Thus, he e we e own egional dis inc ions in chemis 's a ai in ex ensi e and mul ina ional Russian empi e.