Show PROFESSOR LIEBIG tue THE dispatches bring news of fhe the death of baron justus von aon von liebig the celebrated german chemist at munich the thanamae name of liebig has become a it household word wherever chemistry is known anon justus von liebig was born in darmstadt may 12 1803 1801 in 1819 he entered the university of bohn and anne arne afterward rivard at erlangen erlanger Er langen obtained the degree decree of M D assisted by the grand duke dulse of hesse darmstadt lie he visited paris in 1822 studied I 1 chemistry for two years and in in 1824 mead read before the french institute a paper explaining the chemical com eom combination of of the fullin utes this paper dapen attracted the attention of humboldt through whose influence liebic liebig was appointed adjunct professor of chemistry at giessen in 1820 he became professor in the university and suon soon lifter lafter establish est established ablis hed the first laboratory in germany for teaching practical chemistry which became a resort for students from different parts of the world among whom were lyon playfair gregory and johnson in 1832 liebig and hild his colleague 11 e a gaie established the n a eai der Ph armacie to which the former contributed mandalu many valuable papers in 1838 he visited england and read I 1 at the t h 0 meeting mee ting of the british association for the I 1 advancement van cement of science a paper on acid in ili wh which ic ii lie announced the discovery by of the composition of urea and the method d of making it artificially the association requested him to make two reports one on isomeric fc odies 1 the other on organic chemistry chemistry in its application to agriculture and physiology which was dedicated to the british association cia tion and was translated into english by dr lyon leon playfair this work treats of the constituents of plants their sources by what icat manures furnished and to what extent obtained obtains d from the tho atmosphere many of tile the theoretical conclusions of liebig have not been adopted by chemists and some were abandoned by their author yet great practical benefits have resulted from ills his speculations and suggestions and the tile true principles of agri agriculture cultum and the nature and uc ule of afi m mines agirs mth min mih es have been better bettor 1 le 11 f t oil od q 1 it i b hi lahry R familiar letters on chemistry and in d its relations to commerce physiology and agriculture followed and led to the tilo establishment of new professorships professor ships in the universities of gottingen rottingen Got and for tile tiie express purpose of facilitating the application of chemical truths to tile the practical arts of life and of following up the new line of chemical research the bearing of chemistry upon physiology medicine and agriculture liebig made a second report to the brish british association in 1842 entitled animal chemistry or chemistry 1 astry in its application to physiology and pathology which was translated into english by professor william gregory and greatly improved in 1846 1946 some borne of his theories ories ornes have not been admitted by b y scientific men still great practical good has resulted from his investigations in this department of chemistry leading to a better appreciation of the nature of food and medicine i among other of liebigh Liebi gs works arv are arm arc the motions of the juices in the tile animal body researches on the chemistry of food dictionary of chemistry and letters on modern agriculture he paid much attention to the utilization of the sewage of cities which ho bo considered the best source from which to supply the continual loss in fertilizing til izing material liebig received many honors hono rs from learned societies public ansti and individuals louis JI II grand duke duhe of hesse hesso darmstadt Parm stadt made him a baron in 1845 1815 an and professorships professor ships were offered him in I 1 in england at heidelberg vienna and other othen places in 1852 lie accepted the professorship of chemistry and the presidency of the chemical laboratory at munich his european friends fri enLi in 1854 presented dented him with 1000 in plate and money in 1860 lie he succeeded as president of the academy of sciences al munich |