When1: 1835
When2: 1865
Who: Justus von Liebig [Liebig, Justus von]
What: biologist
Where: Munich, Germany
works\ Organic Chemistry in its Application to Agriculture and Physiology [1840]; Organic Chemistry in its Application to Physiology and Pathology [1842]
Detail: He lived 1803 to 1873 and described enzyme action chemically {law of the minimum}. He observed that plants use nitrogen and carbon dioxide from air. He invented nitrogen fertilizer. He invented {Liebig condenser}. He silvered mirrors [1835]. He invented beef extract [1865].
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