Sobir Yunusov

Sobir Yunusovich Yunusov (Template:Langx; 18 March 1909 in Tashkent – 29 November 1995 in Tashkent) was a Soviet-Uzbek chemist, known for his research in alkaloid chemistry. In 1971 he was awarded the D.I. Mendeleev Medal for doing so.<ref name='Mendeleev Gold Medal'>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He founded the Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances under the Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR (of Uzbekistan since 1991) in 1956.<ref name='Uzbekistan Today'>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The institute currently bears his name.Template:Cn He was a corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR (of Russia since 1991) from 1958 until his death.<ref name='Russian Academy of Science'>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He died and was buried in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. He was posthumously awarded the Order of Outstanding Merit.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

See also

• Muhammad Solih (historian)