Icilio Guareschi

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Icilio Guareschi
Icilio Guareschi, dal 1885 al 1918 - Accademia delle Scienze di Torino 0038 B.jpg
Portrait of Icilio Guareschi, was an Italian chemist.
Born(1847-12-24)24 December 1847
Died20 June 1918(1918-06-20) (aged 70)
NationalityItalian
Alma materUniversity of Bologna
Known forGuareschi-Thorpe condensation
Scientific career
Fieldsorganic chemistry
InstitutionsUniversity 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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