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Theodor Wilhelm Engelmann

German physiologist (1843-1909) · Doctors · Died at 65 · Born 183 years ago today

Theodor Wilhelm Engelmann was a German botanist, physiologist, microbiologist, university professor, and musician whose 1882 experiment measured the effects of different colors of light on photosynthetic activity and showed that the conversion of light energy to chemical energy took place in the chloroplast.

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Croonian Medal and Lecture1895
Order of the Red Eagle 2nd Class

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Lived 1843 to 1909 · aged 65