To the 150th anniversary of the birth academician Volodymyr Oleksandrovich PLOTNIKOV

Abstract

The article is dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the birth of V.O. Plotnikov is an academician of the Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, a chemist widely known to the scien­tific community, especially in the field of electrochemistry of non-aqueous solutions, the founder of the world-famous Kyiv School of Electrochemistry, which was formed in the 20s of the last century. The article presents the facts of Plotnikov's biography, in particular his studies, the period of his formation as an electrochemist scientist; theoretical and applied research results achieved by him and his followers, which relate to the most progressive for that time provisions on electrolytic disso­ciation, the chemical theory of solutions and the chemistry of complex compounds.