Icilio Guareschi

Icilio Guareschi
Portrait of Icilio Guareschi, was an Italian chemist.
Born	(1847-12-24)24 December 1847 San Secondo Parmense, Italy
Died	20 June 1918(1918-06-20) (aged 70) Turin, Italy
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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