A separate Faculty of Chemistry in Moscow University was only arranged in 1929, but chemical devision existed for a long time as a part of Physical-Mathematical Faculty…..
Soon after reorganization of the faculties, new 1930 reform disturbed research and teaching. This reform attempted to unite all chemical education in Moscow by combining ….. Fortunately, it was stopped in 1932, and Faculty of chemistry returned to Moscow University, headed by Adam Vladislavovich Rakovskyi (1879-1941) <obituary in Russian was published by A. Frost in Zhurnal Fizicheskoi Khimii 15 (1941) 981-982, available in this e-book>. Rakovskyi’s has shown a great enthusiasm in textbooks translation, and ….
Lipa Leybovich [L’vovich] Klyachko-Gurvich (1896-1959)
A very active Spitalsky’s follower was Nikolai Ivanovich Kobozev (1903-1974), who is known for his works in heterogeneous catalysis and gas reactions. His early research interests included hydrogen evolution reaction, and a basic work in Z. Elektrochem. 1930. V. 36. P. 529-544 was published jointly with Nikolay I. Nekrasov. Kobozev insisted on the formation of atomic hydrogen in the solution in the course of hydrogen evolution. Later this resulted in a vivid discussion with Frumkin school representatives.
Valentina Viktorovna Monblanova (1896-1968) was Spitalsky’s follower and Kobozev’s co-worker. She first entered Higher women’s courses in 1916, was transfered to Moscow University in 1919, and graduated in 1922. After few years of teaching in various places she was accepted as PhD student and started with electrochemical topics. In particular, she worked with Z.A. Iofa on lead/lead oxide electrochemistry in respect to inorganic dyes fabrication. She was employed as assistant, and later associate professor in 1927, but was forced to leave Moscow University in 1937. Later she teached physical and colloid chemistry in Pirogov Medical Univ. It was believed for a long time that the article(s) of Kobozev and Monblanova introduced the term ‘electrocatalysis’ in 1936, or even in 1934.