Justus von Liebig Quotes

A collection of quotes by Justus von Liebig.

Justus von Liebig (1803-1873) was a German chemist known as the father of the fertilizer industry. He made significant contributions to agricultural and organic chemistry, revolutionizing modern farming practices with his research findings. Liebig developed a process to manufacture nitrogen-based fertilizers and introduced new methods for soil analysis and crop nutrition. His work focused on the study of plant and animal metabolism, which later influenced the development of biochemistry. Liebig also played a crucial role in establishing the concept of the law of the minimum, which explains that the essential nutrients required by plants determine their growth.

The acquisition of a new truth is like the acquisition of a

The acquisition of a new truth is like the acquisition of a new sense, which renders a man capable and recognizing a large number of phenomena that are hidden from another, as they were from him originally.

Justus von Liebig

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