@inbook{661fa9e424934c48b06c27a2f322ed0b,
title = "The Weekday Chemist: The Training of Aleksandr Borodin",
abstract = "Aleksandr Porfir{\textquoteright}evich Borodin (1833-1887) is most commonly recognized today as one of Russia{\textquoteright}s most distinguished musical composers, a member of the so-called Mighty Five. He spent his entire career, however, as professor of chemistry at the Medico-Surgical Academy in St. Petersburg. This essay traces Borodin{\textquoteright}s biography, and explores the historiographical and personal clashes between his musical and scientific “careers.” Instead of essentializing one of these careers as the “true” one, it argues instead for a focus on Borodin{\textquoteright}s preoccupation with proper training in both the sciences and in music.",
keywords = "Lionel Trilling, Musical Activity, Musical World, Orchestral Music, Russian School",
author = "Gordin, {Michael D.}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2011, Springer Science+Business Media B.V.",
year = "2012",
doi = "10.1007/978-94-007-2627-7_9",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Archimedes",
publisher = "Springer Nature",
pages = "137--164",
booktitle = "Archimedes",
address = "United States",
}