Amedeo Avogadro
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Amadeo Avagadro (Lorenze Romano Amedeo Carlo Avagadro, conte di Quaregna e Cerreto) was born on August 9, 1776 in Turin, Italy to his father Filippo, a magistrate and senator, and his mother Anna Vercellone, a noblewoman of noblewoman. Avagadro married Felicita Mazzé in 1818 when Avogadro was aged 42 and raised a family with six sons.
Avogadro had initially started going to law school after his father's request and tradition, but soon after he was inspired to pursue a new path and committed his life to mathematics, physics, and chemistry. After finishing with a doctorate of ecclesiastical law in 1796, he privately began studying physics, and in 1806 he began teaching science and mathematics at the Academy of Sciences of Turin. Three years later he became a professor at the Royal College of Vercelli, but because of civil unrest the university was shut down and forced Avogadro to lose his chair position, only to regain his chair back in 1834. Avogadro died on July 9, 1856.
Scientific Contributions
Avagadro is most known for his work
References
http://chemistry.about.com/od/famouschemists/a/avogadro.htm
http://www.britannica.com/biography/Amedeo-Avogadro