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Malaguti took part in the [[Revolutions of 1830|1831 uprising]] against the authority of the [[Papal States]], being named secretary in the provisional government. After the revolution was crushed by Austria, he was imprisoned in [[Venice]] and then exiled, settling in [[Paris]].<ref name=bio/> |
Malaguti took part in the [[Revolutions of 1830|1831 uprising]] against the authority of the [[Papal States]], being named secretary in the provisional government. After the revolution was crushed by Austria, he was imprisoned in [[Venice]] and then exiled, settling in [[Paris]].<ref name=bio/> |
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In 1833, Malaguti became an assistant to [[Théophile-Jules Pelouze]] at the [[École Polytechnique]], and two years later he became a chemist at the Royal Porcelain Works in [[Sèvres]]. He wrote only two works on [[porcelain]] during his time there, instead dedicating himself to [[organic chemistry]]; he gained a doctorate in the area from [[Sorbonne University]] in 1839. In 1842, he became professor of chemistry at the [[University of Rennes]].<ref name=bio/> He became the university's dean in 1855 and the rector in 1866.<ref name=domi>{{cite journal |last1=Rolland |first1=Jacques |last2=Domi |first2=Bernard |title=Une histoire de la faculté des sciences de Rennes, place Pasteur |journal=Cahier de Rennes en Sciences |issue=1 |date=1 January 2017 |pages=8-9 |url=https://www.academia.edu/36303510/Une_histoire_de_la_facult%C3%A9_des_sciences_de_Rennes_place_Pasteur |language=French}}</ref> |
In 1833, Malaguti became an assistant to [[Théophile-Jules Pelouze]] at the [[École Polytechnique]], and two years later he became a chemist at the Royal Porcelain Works in [[Sèvres]]. He wrote only two works on [[porcelain]] during his time there, instead dedicating himself to [[organic chemistry]]; he gained a doctorate in the area from [[Sorbonne University]] in 1839. In 1842, he became professor of chemistry at the [[University of Rennes]].<ref name=bio/> He became the university's dean in 1855 and the rector in 1866.<ref name=domi>{{cite journal |last1=Rolland |first1=Jacques |last2=Domi |first2=Bernard |title=Une histoire de la faculté des sciences de Rennes, place Pasteur |journal=Cahier de Rennes en Sciences |issue=1 |date=1 January 2017 |pages=8-9 |url=https://www.academia.edu/36303510/Une_histoire_de_la_facult%C3%A9_des_sciences_de_Rennes_place_Pasteur |language=French}}</ref> |
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Malaguti's lectures on agricultural chemistry were so highly regarded that they were subsidised by France's [[Ministry of Agriculture (France)|Ministry of Agriculture]]. He was an expert in the trial of the local serial killer by poison, [[Hélène Jégado]].<ref name=domi/> |
Malaguti's lectures on agricultural chemistry were so highly regarded that they were subsidised by France's [[Ministry of Agriculture (France)|Ministry of Agriculture]]. He was an expert in the trial of the local serial killer by poison, [[Hélène Jégado]].<ref name=domi/> |
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Faustino Giovita Mariano Malaguti (15 February 1802 – 26 April 1878) was a chemist. Born in pre-unification Italy, he was exiled and took French citizenship in 1840.
Biography
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Malaguti was born in Pragatto near Bologna, where his father Giuseppe Valerio was a pharmacist. After being schooled by Barnabites, he attended the University of Bologna, where he qualified as a pharmacist. He practiced his profession and was also hired by customs to investigate imported medicines.[1]
Malaguti took part in the 1831 uprising against the authority of the Papal States, being named secretary in the provisional government. After the revolution was crushed by Austria, he was imprisoned in Venice and then exiled, settling in Paris.[1]
In 1833, Malaguti became an assistant to Théophile-Jules Pelouze at the École Polytechnique, and two years later he became a chemist at the Royal Porcelain Works in Sèvres. He wrote only two works on porcelain during his time there, instead dedicating himself to organic chemistry; he gained a doctorate in the area from Sorbonne University in 1839. In 1842, he became professor of chemistry at the University of Rennes.[1] In 1846, he discovered 1,2-Dibromotetrachloroethane. He became the university's dean in 1855 and the rector in 1866.[2]
Malaguti's lectures on agricultural chemistry were so highly regarded that they were subsidised by France's Ministry of Agriculture. He was an expert in the trial of the local serial killer by poison, Hélène Jégado.[2]
After being naturalised as a French citizen in 1840, he married Fanny Megissier, with whom he had a son, Carlo. He died in Rennes on 26 April 1878, aged 76.[1] He is buried at the Nord Cemetery in Rennes.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Gaudiano, Aldo. "MALAGUTI, Faustino" (in Italian). Treccani. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ a b Rolland, Jacques; Domi, Bernard (1 January 2017). "Une histoire de la faculté des sciences de Rennes, place Pasteur". Cahier de Rennes en Sciences (in French) (1): 8–9.
- ^ "Toussaint. Au fil des tombes, des pages d'histoire de Rennes" [Toussaint. Through tombs, pages of the history of Rennes]. Ouest-France (in French). 1 November 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- 1802 births
- 1878 deaths
- People from the Metropolitan City of Bologna
- University of Bologna alumni
- Italian emigrants to France
- Naturalized citizens of France
- French people of Italian descent
- École Polytechnique alumni
- University of Paris alumni
- Academic staff of the University of Rennes
- Italian pharmacists
- French pharmacists
- 19th-century Italian chemists
- 19th-century French chemists