Marco Fontani

Marco Fontani
Born	5 May 1969 Florence, Italy
Nationality	Italy
Fields	History of Chemistry, electrochemistry, organometallic chemistry
Institutions	University of Florence
Alma mater	University of Florence
Known for	"The Lost Elements: The Periodic Table's Shadow Side" book

Marco Fontani^[1] (born May 5, 1969 in Florence ) is a chemist and chemistry historian, author of over 120 publications in materials chemistry, organometallic chemistry, electrochemistry and the history of chemistry. He is also a member of the Italian National Society of History of Chemistry (Gruppo Nazionale di Storia e Fondamenti della Chimica).^[2]

He wrote the books: The Lost Elements: The Periodic Table's Shadow Side^[3] and Chemistry and Chemists in Florence: From the Last of the Medici Family to the European Magnetic Resonance Center.^[4] Both edited in Italian and English.

He has been working at the Department of Organic Chemistry at the University of Florence since 2003.

References

1. "University Of Florence profile". Retrieved 2016-07-31.
2. "GNSC members list". Retrieved 2016-07-31.
3. Fontani, Marco; Costa, Mariagrazia; Orna, Mary Virginia (2014). The Lost Elements: The Periodic Table’s Shadow Side. Oxford University Press. p. 576pp. ISBN 9780199383344.;
4. Fontani, Marco; Costa, Mariagrazia; Orna, Mary Virginia (2016). Chemistry and Chemists in Florence: From the Last of the Medici Family to the European Magnetic Resonance Center. Springer-Verlag. p. 136pp. ISBN 978-3319308548.;