Justus von Liebig, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Justus von Liebig

German chemist

Date of Birth: 12-May-1803

Place of Birth: Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany

Date of Death: 18-Apr-1873

Profession: inventor, chemist, university teacher, agronomist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Justus Freiherr von Liebig (12 May 1803 – 18 April 1873) was a German scientist who made major contributions to agricultural and biological chemistry, and was considered the founder 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 greatest chemistry teachers of all time.
He has been described as the "father of the fertilizer industry" for his emphasis on nitrogen and trace minerals as essential plant nutrients, and his formulation of the law of the minimum, which described how plant growth relied on the scarcest nutrient resource, rather than the total amount of resources available.
He also developed a manufacturing process for beef extracts, and with his consent a company, called Liebig Extract of Meat Company, was founded to exploit the concept; it later introduced the Oxo brand beef bouillon cube.
He popularized an earlier invention for condensing vapors, which came to be known as the Liebig condenser.



Alternative names	Franz Hanfstaengl
Description	German photographer and lithographer
Date of birth/death	1 March 1804	18 April 1877
Location of birth/death	Q803729 near Bad Tölz, Bavaria	Munich
Work period	1833 - 1868
Work location	Dresden; Munich
Authority control	: Q647812 VIAF: 98871537 ISNI: 0000 0001 0786 6147 ULAN: 500017348 LCCN: n84059888 Open Library: OL1879930A WorldCat