Jan Ingenhousz
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 225 years ago |
| Date of birth | December 8,1730 |
| Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
| Born | Breda |
| Netherlands | |
| Date of died | September 7,1799 |
| Died | Bowood House & Gardens |
| United Kingdom | |
| Spouse | Agatha Maria Jacquin |
| Parents | Arnoldus Ingen-Housz |
| Maria Beckers | |
| Job | Physician |
| Physicist | |
| Plant Biologist | |
| Physiologist | |
| Education | Old University of Leuven |
| Leiden University | |
| Books | Experiments upon Vegetables |
| Experiments upon vegetables: discovering their great power of purifying the common air in the sun-shine, and of injuring it in the shade and at night. . . . By John Ingen-Housz, . . . | |
| Additional Appendix to the Outlines of the Fifteenth Chapter of the Proposed General Report from the Board of Agriculture: On the Subject of Manures | |
| Known for | Photosynthesis |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society |
| Royal Society Bakerian Medal | |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 509476 |
Jan Ingenhousz Life story
Jan Ingenhousz or Ingen-Housz FRS was a Dutch-born British physiologist, biologist and chemist. He is best known for discovering photosynthesis by showing that light is essential to the process by which green plants absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen.
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