Marco Fontani (born 5 May 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 board of directors of the Italian National Society of History of Chemistry (Gruppo Nazionale di Storia e Fondamenti della Chimica). He wrote the books: ''The Lost Elements: The Periodic Table's Shadow Side'' and ''Chemistry and Chemists in Florence: From the Last of the Medici Family to the European Magnetic Resonance Center''.; Both edited in Italian and English. He has been working at the Department of Organic Chemistry at the University of Florence since 2003.

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