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Prof. Dr. chem. Johann von Liebig (Liebig)

German: Prof. Dr. chem. Johann Justus Freiherr von Liebig (Liebig)
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Birthplace: Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
Death: April 18, 1873 (69)
München, Germany
Place of Burial: München, Germany
Immediate Family:

Son of Johann Georg Liebig and Maria Caroline von Liebig
Husband of Henriette "Jettchen" von Liebig
Father of Freiherr Prof. Dr. Georg von Liebig; Agnes Carrière; Hermann Georg von Liebig; Marie Reichau and Johanna Thiersch ( Liebig)
Brother of Johann Ludwig Liebig; Maria Karolina Zöll; Maria Margarete Klunk; Luise* Katharina Hilß; Georg Karl Liebig and 2 others

Occupation: Chemiker, Professor in Giessen und München, Prof. der Chemie in Giessen 1824
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About Justus, Freiherr von Liebig

Biographical Summary

Liebig, Justus von. 12/05/1803-18/04/1873. Ref: 899. Male.

  • Titles and British Honours: Baron.
  • Place of Birth: Darmstadt, Germany.
  • Profession: Organic Chemist.
  • Appointments Held: Extraordinary Professor 1824, Professor 1826-52, Chemistry, Giessen University; 1852-73 Munich University, Germany.
  • Schools and Tutors: Darmstadt Gymnasium.
  • Undergraduate Studies: Chemistry at Bonn and graduated, Erlangen University.
  • Publications: "Die Chemie in ihrer Anwendun auf Agricultur und Physiologie" 1840, "Der Chemische Process der Ernahrung der Vegetabielien und die Naturgesetze des Feldbaues" 1862.
  • References: Proc Roy Soc Edinb, 8, 1872-5, 307-11; Proc Roy Soc, 24, 1876, xxvii-,xxxvii; BMJ 1873, (2) 468; Annual Register, 1873, pt.2. 136.
  • Memberships: FRS (Foreign 1840).
  • Date of Election: 17/02/1845.
  • Proposers: Proposed by Council as Honorary Foreign Fellow (Council Minute 17/01/1845 NLS Acc10,000/18).
  • Notes: Roy. Soc. List gives date of death as? 10/4/1873.
  • Fellow Type: HF.

SOURCE: Waterston, Charles D; Macmillan Shearer, A (July 2006). Biographical index of former fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1783-2002: Biographical Index. II. Edinburgh: The Royal Society of Edinburgh. ISBN 978-0-902198-84-5. page 543

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Justus, Freiherr von Liebig's Timeline

1803
May 12, 1803
Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
1827
February 17, 1827
Gießen, Hessen, Germany
1828
June 6, 1828
Gießen, Hessen, Germany
1831
February 3, 1831
Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany
1834
January 3, 1834
Gießen, Hessen, Germany
1836
November 20, 1836
Gießen, Großherzogtum Hessen, Deutschland, DB
1873
April 18, 1873
Age 69
München, Germany
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Alter Südfriedhof, München, Germany