Justus von Liebig
1803–73
German organic chemist. Professor of chemistry, University of Giessen, 1825–51; University of Munich, 1852–73. Played a major role in the development of organic chemistry. Developed artificial agricultural fertilisers. Professor of chemistry at the Bavarian Academy of Sciences in Munich from 1852; president, 1859–73. Foreign member, Royal Society of London, 1840. Became Freiherr (Baron) in 1845.
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DBE
DSB
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ADB: Allgemeine deutsche Biographie. Under the auspices of the Historical Commission of the Royal Academy of Sciences. 56 vols. Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot. 1875–1912.
DBE: Deutsche biographische Enzyklopädie. Edited by Walter Killy et al. 12 vols. in 14. Munich: K. G. Saur. 1995–2000.
DSB: Dictionary of scientific biography. Edited by Charles Coulston Gillispie and Frederic L. Holmes. 18 vols. including index and supplements. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons. 1970–90.
NDB: Neue deutsche Biographie. Under the auspices of the Historical Commission of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences. 27 vols. (A–Wettiner) to date. Berlin: Duncker & Humblot. 1953–.
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