Stanislao Cannizzaro
Italian chemist (1826–1910) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Stanislao Cannizzaro FRS (/ˌkænɪˈzɑːroʊ/ KAN-iz-AR-oh,[1] also US: /-ɪtˈsɑːr-/ -it-SAR-,[2] Italian: [staniˈzlaːo kannitˈtsaːro]; 13 July 1826 – 10 May 1910) was an Italian chemist. He is famous for the Cannizzaro reaction and for his influential role in the atomic-weight deliberations of the Karlsruhe Congress in 1860.[3]
"Cannizzaro" redirects here. For the lunar crater, see Cannizzaro (crater).
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Stanislao Cannizzaro | |
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Born | 13 July 1826 (1826-07-13) |
Died | 10 May 1910 (1910-05-11) (aged 83) |
Known for | Cannizzaro reaction |
Awards | Faraday Lectureship Prize (1872) Copley Medal (1891) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Chemistry |
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