Background
Duilio Arigoni was born on December 6, 1928, in Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland, Ticino, Switzerland. He was the son of Bernardino and Emma (Bernasconi) Arigoni.
1989
Wolf Prize in Chemistry
1991
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Duilio Arigoni was born on December 6, 1928, in Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland, Ticino, Switzerland. He was the son of Bernardino and Emma (Bernasconi) Arigoni.
Duilio Arigoni completed his undergraduate studies in Chemistry at ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) in 1951. In 1955 got a Doctor of Philosophy in organic chemistry and stayed in his Alma Mater as an assistant, later becoming a professor.
Duilio Arigoni has worked on the biosynthetic pathways of many organic natural substances. His doctoral thesis was "Über konfigurative Beziehungen Steroidund Terpenverbindungen". He was also a visiting professor at Harvard University and Cambridge University.
Duilio Arigoni has worked as a professor at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich for over fifty years.
Duilio Arigoni married Carla Diener (deceased 1998). Children: Coralia, Fabrizio, Michele.