Justus von Liebig
Chemist, Academic
1803 – 1873
Who was Justus von Liebig?
Justus Freiherr von Liebig was a German chemist who made major contributions to agricultural and biological chemistry, and worked on the organization of organic chemistry. When he was a professor, he devised the modern laboratory-oriented teaching method, and for such innovations, he is regarded one of the greatest chemistry teachers of all time. He is considered the "father of the fertilizer industry" for his discovery of nitrogen as an essential plant nutrient, and his formulation of the Law of the Minimum which described the effect of individual nutrients on crops. He also developed a manufacturing process for beef extracts, and founded a company, Liebig Extract of Meat Company, that later trademarked the Oxo brand beef bouillon cube.
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- Born
- May 12, 1803
Darmstadt - Also known as
- Justus Liebig
- Spouses
- Henriette Moldenhauer
(1826 - )
- Henriette Moldenhauer
- Children
- Nationality
- Germany
- Kingdom of Prussia
- German Empire
- Profession
- Education
- Friedrich-Alexander-University, Erlangen-Nuremberg
- University of Bonn
- Employment
- Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
- Lived in
- Grand Duchy of Hesse
- Died
- Apr 18, 1873
Munich
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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