Jean-Baptiste Joseph Dieudonné Boussingault

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Jean-Baptiste_Joseph_Dieudonné_Boussingault
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
botanist
chemist
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Copley_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1802-02-02
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Paris,_France
gptkbp:deathDate 1887-05-11
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Paris,_France
gptkbp:employer gptkb:École_Polytechnique
gptkb:École_des_Mines_de_Saint-Étienne
gptkbp:eponymOf Boussingault equation
Boussingaultite
gptkbp:fieldOfWork agronomy
chemistry
mineralogy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jean-Baptiste Joseph Dieudonné Boussingault
gptkbp:knownFor mineralogy
agricultural chemistry
Boussingaultite (mineral named after him)
work on nitrogen cycle
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:French_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:Académie_des_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:French
gptkbp:notableAchievement demonstrated plants absorb nitrogen from soil
pioneered use of chemical fertilizers
studied composition of air and soil
gptkbp:notableStudent gptkb:Pierre_Eugène_Marcellin_Berthelot
gptkbp:notableWork Essai de statique chimique des êtres organisés
Recherches sur l'économie rurale
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:professor
gptkb:scientist
gptkbp:signature Boussingault signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Adèle_Le_Bel
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Exposition_Universelle_(Paris,_1867)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7