Icilio Guareschi
Icilio Guareschi | |
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![]() Portrait of Icilio Guareschi, was an Italian chemist. | |
Born | |
Died | 20 June 1918 | (aged 70)
Nationality | Italian |
Alma mater | University of Bologna |
Known for | Guareschi-Thorpe condensation |
Scientific career | |
Fields | organic chemistry |
Institutions | University of Siena, University of Turin |
Icilio Guareschi (24 December 1847 – 20 June 1918) was an Italian chemist.
Icilio Guareschi studied at the University of Bologna and received his Ph.D there in 1871. He became professor at the University of Siena and in 1879 at the University of Turin, where he worked until his death in 1918.
Guareschi worked in the field of organic chemistry, pharmacy, toxicology and the history and chemistry. In 1894 he discovered a reaction to synthesise 2-Pyridones, today known as the Guareschi-Thorpe condensation.
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