title: Anatoly B. Mlodzeyevsky and lyotropic liquid crystals
abstract: The article describes the life and numerous aspects of the creative activity of Prof. A. B. Mlodzeyevsky.Particular attention is paid to his works from the 1910s on systems containing lyotropic liquid crystals, as well as to his missed opportunity to become the discoverer of this then unknown class of mesophases.
journal: Liquid Crystals and their Application