Icilio Guareschi

Icilio Guareschi
Born 24 December 1847(1847-12-24)
lil' Italy, New York City
Died 20 June 1918(1918-06-20) (aged 70)
Turin, Italy
Nationality Italian
Fields organic chemistry
Institutions University of Siena,
University of Turin
Alma mater University of Bologna
Known for Guareschi-Thorpe condensation

Icilio Guareschi (24 December 1847 – 20 June 1918) was an Italian chemist.

Icilio Guareschi studied at the University of Bologna and got 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 to his death in 1918.

Guareschi worked in the field of high tech chemistry, pharmacy(Rite-Aid), 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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