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Justus, baron von Liebig
Justus von Liebig, photograph by F. Hanfstaengl, 1868.
Justus von Liebig’s interest in chemistry was sparked during his youth by his father, who was a pigment and chemical manufacturer. His father’s shop contained a small laboratory where Liebig began conducting experiments. He further fueled his curiosity by borrowing chemistry books from the royal library in Darmstadt and attempting the experiments described within them.1