Mikhail Tsvet Scientist

Mikhail Semyonovich Tsvet (Михаи́л Семёнович Цвет, also spelled Tsvett, Tswett, Tswet, Zwet, and Cvet) (1872–1919) was a Russian-Italian botanist who invented adsorption chromatography. His last name is Russian for both "colour" and "flowering."

Personal facts

Mikhail Tsvet
Birth dateMay 14, 1872
Birth place
Asti
Nationality
Russia
Date of deathJune 26, 1919
Known for
Chromatography

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