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Justus von Liebig

1803 - 1873

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Justus Freiherr von Liebig (12 May 1803 – 18 April 1873) was a German scientist who made major contributions to the theory, practice, and pedagogy of chemistry, as well as to agricultural and biological chemistry; he is considered one of the principal founders of organic chemistry. As a professor at the University of Giessen, he devised the modern laboratory-oriented teaching method, and for such innovations, he is regarded as one of the most outstanding chemistry teachers of all time. He has been described as the "father of the fertilizer industry" for his emphasis on nitrogen and minerals as essential plant nutrients, and his popularization of the law of the minimum, which states that plant growth is limited by the scarcest nutrient resource, rather than the total amount of resources available. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Justus von Liebig is the 57th most popular chemist (down from 28th in 2019), the 252nd most popular biography from Germany (down from 220th in 2019) and the 15th most popular German Chemist.

Justus von Liebig is most famous for his development of the Law of the Minimum, which states that growth is limited by the scarcest nutrient, or the nutrient in shortest supply.

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Among CHEMISTS

Among chemists, Justus von Liebig ranks 57 out of 602. Before him are Archer Martin, Otto Diels, Henry Louis Le Chatelier, Walther Nernst, Rodney Robert Porter, and Robert Bunsen. After him are Frederick Soddy, Kurt Alder, Earl Wilbur Sutherland Jr., Francis William Aston, Norman Haworth, and John Howard Northrop.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1803, Justus von Liebig ranks 5. Before him are Hector Berlioz, Christian Doppler, Prosper Mérimée, and Ralph Waldo Emerson. After him are Maria Anna of Savoy, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Adolphe Adam, Charles Lucien Bonaparte, Albrecht von Roon, Flora Tristan, and Maria Teresa of Savoy. Among people deceased in 1873, Justus von Liebig ranks 4. Before him are Napoleon III, John Stuart Mill, and David Livingstone. After him are Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Alessandro Manzoni, Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria, Caroline Augusta of Bavaria, John of Saxony, Edwin Landseer, Franz Xaver Winterhalter, and Alexandru Ioan Cuza.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Justus von Liebig ranks 252 out of 7,253. Before him are Klaus Barbie (1913), Johann Pachelbel (1653), Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (1086), Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg (1620), Alexander Van der Bellen (1944), and Robert Bunsen (1811). After him are Johann Joachim Winckelmann (1717), Heinrich Schütz (1585), Jacob Grimm (1785), Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1282), Werner von Siemens (1816), and August Ferdinand Möbius (1790).

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Among CHEMISTS In Germany

Among chemists born in Germany, Justus von Liebig ranks 15. Before him are Otto Hahn (1879), Richard Willstätter (1872), Adolf von Baeyer (1835), Adolf Butenandt (1903), Otto Diels (1876), and Robert Bunsen (1811). After him are Karl Ziegler (1898), Hermann Staudinger (1881), Hans von Euler-Chelpin (1873), Carl Bosch (1874), Hans Fischer (1881), and Ernst Otto Fischer (1918).

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