Vladimir Viktorovich Shkatelov

Vladimir Viktorovich Shkatelov
portrait of Shkatelov
Born05.05.1861
Died07.10.1940
CitizenshipRussian Empire, USSR
Alma materImperial Moscow Technical School
Known forFounder of forest chemistry in Belarus
PartnerViktor Dmitrievich Shkatelov
AwardsDistinguished Scientist of Belarus (1938)
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry
InstitutionsMoscow-Brest Railway, Petrovsko-Razumovskaya Agricultural Academy, Novo-Aleksandriya Institute of Agriculture and Forestry, Belarusian State Institute of Agriculture and Forestry, Forest Technology Department of the Central Forest Experimental Station of Belarus, Institute of Chemistry of the Academy of Science of the Byelorussian SSR, Belarusian Forestry Technical Institute
Doctoral advisorRudnev, Vladimir Matveevich
Notable studentsKirsanov, Alexander Trofimovich

Vladimir Viktorovich Shkatelov (1861, Saint Petersburg — 1940, Minsk) — A Russian and Soviet chemical technologist, Vladimir Viktorovich Shkatelov was the founder of forest chemistry in Belarus.[1], He held a Doctor of Chemical Sciences degree, was an Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of BSSR (NAS BSSR) (1929), and was honored as a Distinguished Scientist of BSSR (1938). Shkatelov authored over 60 scientific works on forest and agricultural technology [1]. He is known for his leadership in pioneering industrial experiments in tapping deciduous trees and directing research on wood hydrolysis. He was a key figure in establishing the tapping and rosin-turpentine industry in the USSR [2]. Among the first researchers to identify the superior quality of Russian turpentine [3]. Shkatelov also developed innovative methods for processing resin and analyzed the chemical composition of resins [2]

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  2. ^ a b Saltykov, M. I. (1941). "In Memory of Academician Vladimir Viktorovich Shkatelov" (PDF). Lesnaya Promyshlennost (journal) (1): 48–49. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-12-07.
  3. ^ Kostyaev, A. (1926). Kozyrav, M. Ts. (ed.). "On the 40th Anniversary of Professor V. V. Shkatelov's Scientific Activity" (PDF). Belarusian State Agricultural Academy of the October Revolution (notes) (2): 3–9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-12-07.