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Anna Volkova

Chemist
Anna Feodorovna Volkova was a Russian chemist known for her work in organic chemistry. Volkova was the first chemist to prepare pure ortho-toluene sulfonic acid, its acyl chloride, and its amide. She was the first chemist to synthesize... Wikipedia
Born: 1800
Died: 1876 (age 76 years), Saint Petersburg, Russia
Known for: Discovery of the structure of toluene sulfonic acids