Stanislao Cannizzaro ( 1826 - 1910 )

Birth: Palermo, Sicily, Italy (13 July 1826) Death: Rome, Italy (10 May 1910) Research Field: Chemistry Education: Palermo Career: Artillery Officer (during the Sicilian revolution); escaped to Marseilles then went to Paris; Professor of Physical Chemistry, National College, Alexandria (1851); Professor of Chemistry, Geneva (1855); Professor of Inorganic and Organic Chemistry, Palermo (1861); Profession of Chemistry, Rome (1871); researched atomic and molecular weights; Italian Senator; Member of Council of Public Instruction Membership: Foreign Member Election Date: 5/12/1889 Medals/Prizes: Copley Medal 1891.