, ▁was ▁the ▁ma id ▁of ▁honor ▁for ▁the ▁Russian ▁Em press . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Kaz an ▁on ▁ 9 ▁December ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁ ▁Education ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁Tr if on ov ▁graduated ▁from ▁a ▁secondary ▁school ▁in ▁Nov gor od , ▁ ▁and ▁soon ▁after ▁en rolled ▁in ▁the ▁met all urg ical ▁department ▁at ▁St . ▁Petersburg ▁Poly techn ic ▁Institute . ▁Tr if on ov ▁continued ▁his ▁studies ▁and ▁research ▁under ▁Russian ▁chem ists ▁Nikol ai ▁K urn akov , ▁Vladimir ▁K ist y akov sk ii , ▁P avel ▁Fed ot ov , ▁Abr am ▁I off e , ▁and ▁Aleks andr ▁Bay kov . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Upon ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁university ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁the ▁Pet ro grad ▁regional ▁committee ▁for ▁the ▁supply ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁Army ▁appointed ▁Tr if on ov ▁to ▁over see ▁its ▁labor atory . ▁A ▁year ▁later , ▁Tr if on ov ▁under to ok ▁research ▁at ▁the ▁department ▁of ▁in organ ic ▁and ▁physical ▁chem istry . ▁Four ▁years ▁after , ▁he ▁was ▁admitted ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁in ▁the ▁physics ▁department ▁at ▁Sar at ov ▁University . ▁ ▁Tr if on ov ▁was ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁department ▁of ▁in organ ic ▁and ▁physical ▁chem istry ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁medical ▁fac ulty ▁at ▁Perm ▁University ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 2 . ▁Tr if on