Justus Liebig ( 1803 - 1873 )

Birth: Darmstadt, Germany (12 May 1803) Death: Munich, Germany (10 or 18 April 1873) Profession: Chemist Research Field: Organic, animal and agricultural chemistry Education: Bonn; Paris (1822, with Thernard and Gay Lussac) Career: Professor of Chemistry, Giessen (1824); Professor of Chemistry, Munich (1845); considered to be the founder of agricultural chemistry Membership: Foreign Member Election Date: 4/06/1840 Medals/Prizes: Copley Medal 1840.