biography
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Lawes, Sir John Bennet
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1814–1900)
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| biography:
| Agriculturist, born in Rothamsted, Hertfordshire, SE England, UK. From his experiments with plants and crops on his estate developed the artificial fertilizer industry. He set up a factory at Deptford Creek in 1842 for the manufacture of his ‘superphosphate’. Even more important than this commercial enterprise was his research into agriculture. Aided by his partner Sir (Joseph) Henry Gilbert (1817–1901), he founded the Rothamsted Experimental Station in 1843, elevating the study of agriculture to scientific levels. |
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