Emanuele Paternò

Emanuele Paternò di Sessa
Emanuele Paternò
Born(1847-12-12)12 December 1847
Palermo, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
Died17 January 1935(1935-01-17) (aged 87)
Palermo
Alma materUniversity of Palermo
Known forPaternò–Büchi reaction
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry, Politics
InstitutionsUniversity of Palermo,
University of Torino,
University of Rome,
University of Marburg
Doctoral advisorStanislao Cannizzaro
President of the Accademia nazionale delle scienze
In office
1 January 1921 – 26 March 1932
Preceded byVito Volterra
Succeeded byOrso Mario Corbino

Emanuele Paternò, 9th Marquess of Sessa was an Italian chemist and politician and is credited with the discovery of the Paternò–Büchi reaction.

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