Alexander Porfirjewitsch Borodin
(31. Oktober/12. November 1833 - 15./27. Februar
1887) war als Universalgelehrter, sowohl ein bedeutender
russischer Komponist als auch Chemiker und Mediziner.
Alexander Porfirevich Borodin (October 31/November
12, 1833 – February 15/27, 1887) was a Russian
composer of Georgian parentage who made his living
as a notable chemist. He was a member of "The
Mighty Handful," a group of composers dedicated
to producing a specifically Russian kind of art
music