Alessandro Vaciagoa, a diplomat and crystallographer. born in Piacenza 11 September 1931. was a Professor of Chemical Structure, University of Rome from 1971 to 1993. He also served as a Cultural Counselor for the Italian Embassy in 1981-1990.Obituary, Professor Alessandro Vaciago Independent, November 23, 1993.
The Accademia dei Lincei awards yearly the Vaciago Prize to distinguished researchers in different fields of science.
List of recipients of the Vaciago Prize 2005: Paolo Mario de Gregorio, Physics. 2006: Federico Russo, History. 2007: Giuseppina Terzo, Mathematics. 2008: Francesco Mercuri, Chemistry.
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