Ugo Fano (born 28.07.1912) - theoretical physicist. Born in Turin, where he graduated from the university (1934). In 1937-38 he worked at the University of Rome. In 1939 he moved to the USA. From 1946 he was a professor at the University of Chicago.
His research was in atomic and nuclear physics, spectroscopy and genetics. In quantum physics he is known for the “Fano effect”, the “Fano–Racah” coefficients and the “Fano–Lichten diagrams”.
Member of the US National Academy of Sciences.