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Duilio Arigoni

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Duilio Arigoni
Born(1928-12-06)6 December 1928
Died10 June 2020(2020-06-10) (aged 91)
CitizenshipSwiss
AwardsWolf Prize in Chemistry
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry
InstitutionsETH Zurich
ThesisÜber konfigurative Beziehungen Steroid- und Terpenverbindungen (1955)
Notable studentsOrlando D. Schärer

Duilio Arigoni (December 6, 1928 – June 10, 2020) was a Swiss chemist. He was an Emeritus Professor at ETH Zurich. He worked on the biosynthetic pathways of many organic natural substances.

He was also a visiting professor at Harvard University and Cambridge University. He has worked as a professor at ETH Zurich for over fifty years.

He was elected a member of the Academia Europaea in 1989.[1]

Arigoni died on June 10, 2020 at the age of 91.[2]

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  1. "Duilio Arigoni". Academia Europaea. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019.
  2. "Prof. Em. Duilio Arigoni dies at 91".

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