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Sobir Yunusov

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Sobir Yunusovich Yunusov (Russian: Сабир Юнусович Юнусов; 18 March 1909 in Tashkent – 29 November 1995 in Tashkent) was a Soviet-Uzbek chemist, known for his research in alkaloid chemistry. In 1971 he was awarded the D.I. Mendeleev Medal for doing so.[1] He founded the Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances under the Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR (of Uzbekistan since 1991) in 1956.[2] The institute currently bears his name.[citation needed] He was a corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR (of Russia since 1991) from 1958 until his death.[3] He died and was buried in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. He was posthumously awarded the Order of Outstanding Merit.[4]

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  1. ^ Юнусов Сабир Юнусович (in Russian). Russian Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2007-10-08.
  2. ^ Urmanov, Ruslan (2007-08-31). "Those who can make a difference". Uzbekistan Today. Archived from the original on 2010-03-28. Retrieved 2007-10-08.
  3. ^ "RAS member entry". Russian Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2007-10-08.
  4. ^ "О награждении посмертно деятелей науки и искусства, внесших огромный вклад в развитие науки и культуры Узбекистана". Narodnoe slovo (in Uzbek). No. 172. 24 August 2002. p. 1.