Vladimir Luginin

Vladimir Fedorovich Luginin (French form Louginine) (20 May 1834 – 13 October 1911) was a Russian physical chemist.

His main work was in thermochemistry, and dealt with the heat of combustion of organic compounds.

He retired from service in 1861 and travelled through western Europe, attending lectures by R. W. Bunsen, J. Wislizenus, C.A.

He was politically active until 1867, being member of the secret Velikorus and a close friend of Alexander Herzen, N. P. Ogarev, and Mikhail Bakunin.

He was fluent in four languages and bequeathed his library of 8000 books to Moscow University and donated his laboratory in 1903.