# Moscow State University of Fine Chemical Technologies

> university in Moscow, Russia

**Wikidata**: [Q4304107](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4304107)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow_State_University_of_Fine_Chemical_Technologies)  
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## Summary
Moscow State University of Fine Chemical Technologies was a specialised university in Moscow, Russia, focused on fine chemical technologies and chemical education. Founded on 1900-07-01, it existed under multiple official names, was named after M. V. Lomonosov from 1940, and later became part of other institutions (final institutional names and mergers occurred in the 2010s).

## Key Facts
- Founded (inception): 1900-07-01.
- Primary location and headquarters: Moscow, Russia; coordinates 55.661944, 37.476944.
- Student body (reported): 4,500 students (source: Q206855).
- Named after Mikhail Lomonosov beginning 1940-05-07.
- Institutional type: university; also recorded as a defunct organization.
- Based on: Second Moscow State University (relationship cited to Q130391905).
- Later institutional changes: listed as merged into and replaced by Moscow State Institute of Radio-engineering Electronics and Automation; last official institutional name entry from 2015 is "Институт тонких химических технологий имени М. В. Ломоносова МИРЭА — Российского технологического университета".
- Awards: Order of the Red Banner of Labour (point in time 1971-02-11); Medal "For the Development of Virgin Lands" (point in time 1956-10-20).
- Official website: http://www.mitht.ru/
- Persistent identifiers: ROR 04aty2659; GRID grid.419325.8; ISNI 0000000406459576; Ringgold 65016; Google Knowledge Graph ID /g/120hnjwf; Yale Lux ID group/6214aeb5-fd8f-4b80-a3c0-da274002e76d.

## FAQs
### Q: What is Moscow State University of Fine Chemical Technologies?
A: It is a specialised university in Moscow, Russia, focused on fine chemical technologies and chemical education. It was founded on 1 July 1900 and has existed under multiple names and institutional arrangements.

### Q: When was it named after M. V. Lomonosov?
A: The institution was officially named after Mikhail Lomonosov beginning on 1940-05-07.

### Q: Is the university still an independent institution?
A: The organisation is recorded as a defunct organisation and is documented as having been merged into/replaced by the Moscow State Institute of Radio-engineering Electronics and Automation; a 2015 official name entry also ties it to MIREA — Российский технологический университет.

### Q: Where is the university located?
A: The university’s campus and headquarters are in Moscow, Russia, at coordinates latitude 55.661944 and longitude 37.476944.

### Q: What official honors has the institution received?
A: The institution received the Medal "For the Development of Virgin Lands" on 1956-10-20 and the Order of the Red Banner of Labour on 1971-02-11.

## Why It Matters
Moscow State University of Fine Chemical Technologies represents a long-standing, specialised centre for chemical and technological education in Russia, with roots dating to 1900. Over more than a century it underwent multiple reorganisations and name changes that reflect shifts in Russian higher education and industrial priorities. The university’s receipt of significant state awards (the Medal "For the Development of Virgin Lands" in 1956 and the Order of the Red Banner of Labour in 1971) indicates official recognition of its contribution to national scientific and technical aims. Its consolidation into other institutions in the 2010s (including association with MIREA and documentation of replacement/merger into a radio-engineering institute) demonstrates the institutional reconfiguration common to specialised technical schools in recent decades. For researchers, historians, and those tracking the evolution of Russian chemical education, the entity is a concrete example of continuity (founding in 1900, named for Lomonosov) and institutional transformation (mergers and renamings) within the Russian higher-education landscape.

## Notable For
- Long institutional history dating to 1900 with continuous evolution through the Russian Empire, Soviet Union, and Russian Federation periods.
- Specialisation in fine chemical technologies and chemical education as signalled by its official and commonly used names.
- Officially named after the scientist M. V. Lomonosov since 1940-05-07.
- Recipient of state honours: Medal "For the Development of Virgin Lands" (1956-10-20) and Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1971-02-11).
- Multiple formal reorganisations and final integration into larger institutional structures recorded around 2015.

## Body

### Overview
- Full historical inception date: 1900-07-01.
- Primary subject area: fine chemical technologies / chemical education.
- Location: Moscow, Russia (coordinates 55.661944, 37.476944).
- Website: http://www.mitht.ru/
- Common short name historically: МИТХТ (used 1931-05-10 to 2015-05-27); from 2015-05-27 the short name appears as ИТХТ им. М. В. Ломоносова.

### Official names and timeline
- 1900-07-01 to 1918-10-16: физико-математический факультет Московских высших женских курсов.
- 1918-10-16 to 1919: химико-фармацевтическое отделение 2-го Московского государственного университета.
- 1919 to 1929: химико-фaрмацевтический факультет 2-го Московского государственного университета.
- 1929 to 1930-04-18: химический факультет 2-го Московского государственного университета.
- 1930-04-18 to 1931-05-10: химико-технологический институт.
- 1931-05-10 to 1940-05-07: Московский институт тонкой химической технологии.
- 1940-05-07 to 1992: Московский институт тонкой химической технологии имени М. В. Ломоносова.
- 1992 to 2011: Московская государственная академия тонкой химической технологии имени М. В. Ломоносова.
- 2011 to 2015-05-27: Московский государственный университет тонких химических технологий имени М. В. Ломоносова.
- From 2015-05-27: Институт тонких химических технологий имени М. В. Ломоносова МИРЭА — Российского технологического университета (as an official name entry).

### Institutional relationships and status
- Based on: Second Moscow State University (relationship cited).
- Instance of: university; also recorded as a defunct organization.
- Merged into / Replaced by: Moscow State Institute of Radio-engineering Electronics and Automation (records list both merged_into and replaced_by this institute).
- Final official-name entry links the entity to MIREA — Российский технологический университет as of 2015-05-27.

### Size and personnel
- Reported student count: 4,500 (source Q206855).

### Awards and recognitions
- Medal "For the Development of Virgin Lands" — awarded 1956-10-20.
- Order of the Red Banner of Labour — awarded 1971-02-11.

### Identifiers and media
- ISNI: 0000000406459576.
- ROR ID: 04aty2659.
- GRID: grid.419325.8.
- Ringgold ID: 65016.
- Google Knowledge Graph ID: /g/120hnjwf.
- Yale Lux ID: group/6214aeb5-fd8f-4b80-a3c0-da274002e76d.
- Microsoft Academic (discontinued) ID: 208875869.
- Great Russian Encyclopedia online ID (2017): 2233583.
- Logo: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mitht_logo_animation.gif
- Image (campus/facility): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Институт_тонких_химических_технологий_им._Ломоносова.jpg
- Commons category: Moscow State University of Fine Chemical Technologies.

### Names and aliases
- Official and commonly used aliases include: Moscow State University of Fine Chemical Technologies named after M.V. Lomonosov; МИТХТ; Институт тонкой химической технологии им. М. В. Ломоносова; Московский институт тонкой химической технологии; Московская государственная академия тонкой химической технологии; МГАТХТ; Московский ордена Трудового Красного Знамени институт тонкой химической технологии им. М. В. Ломоносова; and French alias université de chimie fine d'État de Moscou.

### Classification and categories
- Categorised under academic institutions for further education (university).
- Related Wikidata/topic categories include Category:Moscow State University of Fine Chemical Technologies and category_for_employees_of_the_organization Q7996364; category_for_alumni_of_educational_institution Q7693452.

### Language presence and links
- Wikipedia language editions with pages: Arabic (ar), Egyptian Arabic (arz), Azerbaijani (az), English (en), Russian (ru), Ukrainian (uk), Chinese (zh).
- Sitelink_count: 7.

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## References

1. The History of Teaching Zoology at the Moscow Higher Women’s Courses in the early XX Century
2. GRID Release 2017-01-10
3. Unified State Register of Legal Entities
4. GRID Release 2015-12-14
5. GRID Release 2016-12-06
6. Google Knowledge Graph
7. Microsoft Academic Knowledge Graph