Vladimir Marenkov

Vladimir Vasilyevich Markovnikov, also Markownikoff (Russian: Влади́мир Васи́льевич Марко́вников; 25 December [O.S. 13 December] 1837 – 11 February 1904) was a Russian chemist, best known for having developed Markovnikov's rule, which describes addition reactions of hydrogen halides and alkenes.

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