Nikolay Dimitrievich Zelinskiy (Зелинский, Николай Дмитриевич in Russian) (February 6 n.s., 1861, Tiraspol, now in Republic of Moldova - July 31, 1953, Moscow), Russian chemist, academician of the Academy of Sciences of USSR (1929). He studied at the University of Odessa and at the universities of Leipzig and Goettingen in Germany. Zelinskiy was one of the founders of theory on organic catalysis. Zelinskiy crater on the moon is named in his honor. February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... In Britain and countries of the British Empire, Old Style or O.S. after a date means that the date is in the Julian calendar, in use in those countries until 1752; New Style or N.S. means that the date is in the Gregorian calendar, adopted on 14 September... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Tiraspol is the capital of Transnistria, and the second largest city in Moldova, if it is considered to be part of that nation. ... July 31 is the 212th day (213th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 153 days remaining, as the final day of July. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Moscow (Russian: Москва́, Moskva, IPA:   listen?) is the capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva. ... Look up chemist on Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The title Academician denotes a Full Member of an art, literary, or scientific academy. ... Academy of Sciences can refer to a national academy or another learned society dedicated to sciences. ... Jump to: navigation, search ODESSA (German Organisation der ehemaligen SS-Angehörigen; The Organization of Former SS-Members) was an alleged Nazi-German fugitive network set up towards the end of World War II by a group of SS officers. ... Jump to: navigation, search Map of Germany showing Leipzig Leipzig [â–¶] [ˈlaiptsɪç] (Polish; Sorbian/Lusatian: Lipsk) is the largest city in the federal state (Bundesland) of Saxony in Germany. ... Map of Germany showing Göttingen 1 External links Coat of Arms University of Göttingen Top: The old Auditorium Maximum (1862-65) Bottom: New library building Göttingen is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Organic chemistry is the scientific study of the structure, properties, composition, reactions, and synthesis of organic compounds that by definition contain carbon. ... In chemistry and biology, catalysis is the acceleration of the reaction rate of a chemical reaction by means of a substance, called a catalyst, that is itself unchanged chemically by the overall reaction. ... Zelinksy is a lunar crater that is located on the far side of the Moon. ... Crust composition Oxygen 43% Silicon 21% Aluminium 10% Calcium 9% Iron 9% Magnesium 5% Titanium 2% Nickel 0. ...