List of Famous people born in Tver Oblast, Russia

Alexander Voskresensky

First Name Alexander

Last Name Voskresensky

Born on November 25, 1809

Died on January 21, 1880 (aged 70)

Born in Russia, Tver Oblast

Aleksandr Abramovich Voskresensky was a Russian chemist who served as rector of Saint Petersburg Imperial University in 1861–1863 and 1865–1867. Dmitri Mendeleev regarded him as a "grandfather of Russian chemistry". One of his major scientific achievements is the discovery of theobromine, the major alkaloid of cacao beans.

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Serge Koussevitzky

Шмуил Шахнов Кусевицкий

First Name Serge

Last Name Koussevitzky

Born on July 26, 1874

Died on June 4, 1951 (aged 76)

Born in Russia, Tver Oblast

Serge Alexandrovich Koussevitzky was a Russian-born conductor, composer and double-bassist, known for his long tenure as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra from 1924 to 1949.

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