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Wilhelm Knop

German agricultural chemist and botanist (1817-1891) · Scientists · Died at 73

Johann August Ludwig Wilhelm Knop was a German agrochemist and, together with Julius von Sachs, co-founder of modern water culture due to his pioneering experiments with the cultivation of crops in nutrient solutions.

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Lived 1817 to 1891 · aged 73