Oronzio De Nora (March 19, 1899 – June 11, 1995) was an Italian engineer and entrepreneur, founder of Industrie De Nora and inventor of the Amuchina disinfectant.[1]
Biography
Born to Michele De Nora, a civil engineer specialized in railways and responsible for the aqueduct in Altamura, and Elvira Colonna, he was the older brother of Vittorio, who also became an engineer.
After studying in his hometown, he moved to Milan. At a young age, he participated in World War I and was decorated with a War Cross on June 2, 1974.[2]
In 1922, he graduated in electrical engineering from the Polytechnic University of Milan. His thesis focused on the electrolysis of alkali chlorides, the sector in which he made a name for himself worldwide. He opened a laboratory near Milano Centrale railway station,[2] and in 1923, he founded Industrie De Nora,[3]