John Bennet Lawes
✓ Source-basedstableBritish scientist who invented synthetic fertilizer (1814-1900)
ScientistsLived 1814 to 1900 · aged 85
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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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Lived 1814 to 1900 · aged 85
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