Lorenzo Romano Avogadro
The Italian physicist and chemist Lorenzo Romano Amedeo Carlo Avogadro, Conte di Quaregna e di Cerreto (1776-1856), wrote the hypothesis known as Avogadro's law. He was the son of Count Filippo Avogadro and Anna Maria Vercellone. He gained a degree in philosophy in 1789, a baccalaureate in jurisprudence in 1792, and a doctorate in ecclesiastical law a few years later. In 1801 he became secretary to the department of Eridano. Avogadro was also interested in natural philosophy, and in 1800 he began to studies of mathematics and physics. His first research was in 1803, was on electricity. In 1806, Avogadro was appointed demonstrator at the Academy of Turin, and in 1809 he was appointed professor of physics in the Royal College at Vercelli. In July 1811 Avogadro published his Journal de physique. The first Italian chair in mathematical physics was eventually reestablished in 1832, and Avogadro was reappointed to the position in 1834, until he retired in 1850. He married Felicita Mazzé, and they had six children. Two sons rose to positions of distinction: Luigi, who became general of the Italian army, and Felici, who became president of the Court of Appeal. Avogadro died on the 9th July, 1856.
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