Theodor Wilhelm Engelmann

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1843 – 1909

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Who was Theodor Wilhelm Engelmann?

Theodor Wilhelm Engelmann was a German botanist, physiologist, microbiologist, university professor, and musician whose 1882 experiment measured the effects of different colors of light on photosynthetic activity and showed that the conversion of light energy to chemical energy took place in the chloroplast.

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Born
Nov 14, 1843
Leipzig
Also known as
  • Thomas Engelmann
Nationality
  • Germany
Education
  • University of Leipzig
  • Friedrich Schiller University of Jena
Employment
  • Humboldt University of Berlin
  • Utrecht University
Died
1909
Berlin

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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