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William H. Brock, Justus von Liebig: The Chemical Gatekeeper (1997), provides a critical scientific biography of Liebig. Liebig’s organic chemistry is contextualized by F.L. Holmes, “Justus von Liebig,” in Dictionary of Scientific Biography, vol. 8 (1973), pp. 329–350. Liebig’s influence as a teacher and as the creator of the key 19th-century school of chemistry research is discussed in Joseph S. Fruton, Contrasts in Scientific Style (1990), chapter 2, “The Liebig Research Group in Giessen,” pp. 16–71. The standard bibliography, in German, is Carlo Paoloni, Justus von Liebig (1968).
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| Invalidated site: Famous Inventors - Biography of Justus von Liebig. | Oct 01, 2024 | ||
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| Add new Web site: Famous Scientists - Biography of Justus von Liebig. | May 07, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Science History Institute - Biography of Justus von Liebig and Friedrich W�hler. | Nov 18, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Chemical Heritage Foundation - Biography of Justus von Liebig and Friedrich W�hler. | Jun 27, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Wolfram Research - Eric Weisstein's World of Scientific Biography - Biography of Justus von Liebig. | Aug 13, 2013 | ||
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| Added new Web site: Chemical Heritage Foundation - Justus von Liebig and Friedrich Wohler. | Oct 19, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | Oct 26, 2001 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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