Vadim Verkhovsky Nikandrovich

(12.HI.1873, Bila Smolensk Province. - 6.I.1947, Leningrad)
In 1893, Mr.. Smolensk graduated from high school, and in 1899. diploma of degree 1 the natural faculty of St. Petersburg University. Since 1906. - Teacher of chemistry Tenishevsky uchilischascha - center of educational thought in pre-revolutionary Russia. This school was established the first systematic program in chemistry. Together with Professor. SI. Sozonova In. Produced a training book for school 'first work in chemistry' (1907), has withstood 10 editions; 'Textbook of Chemistry' (1915), reprinted 11 times. In 1918, Mr.. V. invited to head the department of chemistry in the newly organized in Petrograd Pedagogical Institute, in 1922. confirmed in the rank of professor., in 1933. he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Education Sciences. Under his leadership, developed the first Soviet program of systematic course of chemistry (1932), they created the first Soviet textbook on inorganic chemistry (1933) and written methods of teaching chemistry (1934). In textbooks. in the Soviet Union studied chemistry in tech. 15. He translated into almost all languages of the USSR and in many Western European and Oriental Languages. In 1911. published a book V. 'Technique of Production of chemical opyitov'. In 1973, 1975. In two volumes. involving aq. Smirnov was re-released 7 times. Several generations of chemistry teachers in our countries to absorb the chemical experiment on fundamental work in. Buried in. at Volkovon cemetery, not far from the graves of DI. Mendeleev.

Lit.: Biographical Dictionary of Science and Technology leaders. - Vol.1. - M., 1958; Parmenov K.YA. Chemistry as a subject in pre-revolutionary and Soviet school. - M., 1963; Russia pedagogical Encyclopedia. -V.1. - M., 1993.