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John Bennet Lawes

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Gender Male
Death123 years ago
Date of birth December 28,1814
Zodiac sign Capricorn
Born Harpenden
United Kingdom
Date of died August 31,1900
DiedHarpenden
United Kingdom
FoundedSir John Lawes School
Rothamsted Research
Job Businessperson
Chemist
Inventor
BooksAgricultural Chemistry
Children Charles Lawes-Wittewronge
Caroline Lawes
Parents Marianne Sherman
John Bennet Lawes
Current partner Caroline Fountaine
Awards Albert Medal
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John Bennet Lawes Life story


Sir John Bennet Lawes, 1st Baronet, FRS was an English entrepreneur and agricultural scientist. He founded an experimental farm at his home at Rothamsted Manor that eventually became Rothamsted Research, where he developed a superphosphate that would mark the beginnings of the chemical fertilizer industry.

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