About Justus von Liebig
Justus Freiherr von Liebig was a German scientist who made major contributions to the theory, practice, and pedagogy of chemistry, as well as to agricultural and biological chemistry; he is considered one of the principal founders of organic chemistry. As a professor at the University of Giessen, he devised the modern laboratory-oriented teaching method, and for such innovations, he is regarded as one of the most outstanding chemistry teachers of all time. He has been described as the "father of the fertilizer industry" for his emphasis on nitrogen and minerals as essential plant nutrients, and his popularization of the law of the minimum, which states that plant growth is limited by the scarcest nutrient resource, rather than the total amount of resources available. He also developed a manufacturing process for beef extracts, and with his consent a company, called Liebig Extract of Meat Company, was founded to exploit the concept; it later introduced the Oxo brand beef bouillon cube. He popularized an earlier invention for condensing vapors, which came to be known as the Liebig condenser.
Notable works:
Familiar letters on chemistry, and its relation to commerce, physiology, and agriculture
Awards:
Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order|honorary citizen of Munich|Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences|honorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)|Copley Medal|Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art|Albert Medal|Foreign Member of the Royal Society
