1826 – 2026: Celebrating 200 Years of Stanislao Cannizzaro

Join us to explore the scientific, cultural, and political legacy of one of the most influential chemists and intellectuals of 19th-century Europe. Learn more…

The Società Chimica Italiana and the University of Palermo are proud to host an international congress on the bicentenary of Stanislao Cannizzaro’s birth.
The event will bring together historians of science, chemists, philosophers, and scholars from across the world to reflect on Cannizzaro’s work and his time.
The congress will be held in several historic venues in Palermo from April 14 to 17, 2026.

News

  • Dr. Danielle Fauque to deliver a plenary lecture at Cannizzaro 2026

    We are delighted to announce that Dr. Danielle Fauque will deliver a plenary lecture at the Cannizzaro 2026 International Congress (University of Palermo, 14–17 April 2026, Palermo, Italy). Dr. Fauque…

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  • Preliminary Program Now Available

    We are pleased to announce that the preliminary program of Cannizzaro 2026 is now online. The program includes invited plenary lectures, oral communications, and special activities for schools and the…

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  • Prof. Alan J. Rocke to Deliver a Plenary Lecture at Cannizzaro 2026

    We are pleased to announce that Prof. Alan J. Rocke, Distinguished University Professor Emeritus at Case Western Reserve University and one of the world’s leading historians of chemistry, will be…

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