Alexey Favorsky

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Alexey Favorsky
A depiction of Favorsky as it appeared on a 1979 envelope
Born	3 March [O.S. 20 February] 1860 Pavlovo, Nizhny Novgorod Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	8 August 1945(1945-08-08) (aged 85) Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Russian
Alma mater	University of Moscow, University of Saint Petersburg
Known for	Favorskii rearrangement, Favorskii reaction, Synthetic rubber
Awards	Stalin Prize
Scientific career
Doctoral advisor	Alexander Butlerov
Doctoral students	Sergei Vasiljevich Lebedev, Vladimir Ipatieff

Alexey Yevgrafovich Favorsky (Russian: Алексе́й Евгра́фович Фаво́рский; 3 March [O.S. 20 February] 1860 – 8 August 1945), was a Russian and Soviet chemist and recipient of the Stalin Prize (1941) and the title Hero of Socialist Labour (1945).