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Augustus Voelcker

German chemist

Died when: 62 years 72 days (746 months)
Star Sign: Libra

 

Augustus Voelcker

John Christopher Augustus Voelcker FRS (24 September 1822 – 5 December 1884) was a Royal Agricultural Society of England chemist.Voelcker was known for his methodical and precise analytical practices as applied to agricultural chemistry.

He began a series of long-term experiments at Woburn on crop rotation and fertilization in 1876.This was continued after his death in 1884 by his son John Augustus Voelcker (1854-1937) who was also an agricultural chemist who later headed a committee that investigated improvements to agriculture in India.


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