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Freiherr Justus von Liebig ( May 12, 1803 in Darmstadt, Germany - April 18, 1873 in Munich, Germany) was a German chemist. He made major contributions to agricultural and biological chemistry, and worked on the organization of organic chemistry.
He was expelled from his Gymnasium for detonating an explosive device he had made at home from chemicals obtained from his father's business. He was apprenticed to an apothecary in Heppenheim.
Liebig studied at the University of Bonn, together with Karl Wilhelm Gottlob Kastner. When Kastner moved to the University of Erlangen, Liebig accompanied him and received his doctorate there in 1822. He then received a grant from the Hessian government to study in Paris. Through the influence of Alexander von HumboldtFriedrich Heinrich Alexander, Baron von Humboldt ( September 14, 1769, Berlin May 6, 1859, Berlin), was a German naturalist and explorer, and the younger brother of the Prussian minister and linguist Wilhelm von Humboldt. Introduction Brief description of he was able to work in the private laboratory of Joseph Louis Gay-LussacJoseph-Louis Gay-Lussac ( December 6, 1778 May 10, 1850) was a French chemist and physicist. He is known mostly for two laws related to gases. Gay-Lussac was born at St Leonard, in the department of Limoges. He received his early education at home and in.
In 1824Events January 22 Ashantis crush British forces in the Gold Coast Cimetiere du Montparnasse established The Dutch sign the Masang Agreement temporarily ending hostilities in the Padri War March 17 signing of the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824. March 11 The Un at the age of 21, he became professor at the University of GiessenThe University of Giessen (Giessen officially called Justus Liebig-Universitat Giessen after its most famous member, the founder of modern agricultural chemistry and inventor of artificial fertilizer. The University of Giessen was founded in 1607 as a Lut. He was a professor at the University of Munich from 1852Events January 14 President Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte proclaims a new constitution for the French Second Republic. January 17 United Kingdom recognizes independence of the Transvaal Devil's Island penal colony opens February 11 First British public toilet to 1873. He became Freiherr (baron) in 1845Events January 29 The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe is published for the first time New York Evening Mirror . March 1 President John Tyler signs a bill authorizing the United States to annex the Republic of Texas. March 3 Florida is admitted as the 27th U.. Liebig improved organic analysis, and discovered that plants feed on the nitrogen (actually microbes do the conversions to nitrogen componds) and carbon dioxide in the air, as well as on minerals in the soil. One of his most famous accomplishments was the invention of nitrogen-based fertilizer. He was also one of the first chemists to organize a laboratory as we know it today. The conical flask he invented for his research is still known as a "liebig flask."
In 1865 he founded the Liebig Extract of Meat Company which produced beef extract, an innovation of his, as a cheap, nutricious alternative to real meat.
The University of Giessen today is officially named after him, Justus Liebig University Giessen.
1 Major Works
- Organic Chemistry in its Application to Agriculture and Physiology (1840)
- Organic Chemistry in its Application to Physiology and Pathology (1842)
2 See also
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German inventors
