Olivier de Serres

Olivier de Serres

male, deceased (1619)
Théâtre d'Agriculture, Soilscientist, writer, servant of Henri IV, Calvinist nobleman, seigneur de pradel
Olivier de Serres was a French author and soil scientist whose "Théâtre d'Agriculture" was the text book of French agriculture in the 1600s.. The wo...
Franklin Hiram King

Franklin Hiram King

male, deceased (1911)
Cornell University, University of Wisconsin, plant, soil, scientist, windmill…Soilscientist, agricultural scientist, soil science, soil physics, soil fertility
Franklin Hiram King (8 June, 1848 - 4 August, 1911) was an American agricultural scientist who was born on a farm near Whitewater, Wisconsin,...
C. Fred Bentley

C. Fred Bentley

male, 95 years old
University of Minnesota, University of Alberta faculty, University of Minnesota alumni, Member of the Alberta Order of Excellence, Assistant Professor, ICRISAT…soil science, soil, scientist, Soilscientist, International Board for Soil Research Management
C. Fred Bentley (born 1914) is a Canadian soil scientist. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1939 and a...

Robert E. Horton

male, deceased (1945)
Albion College, civil engineer, civil engineering, Ecologist, meteorology, Soilscientist…soil erosion, soil science, soil conservation
Robert Elmer Horton (May 18, 1875 - April 22, 1945) was an American ecologist and soil scientist, considered by many to be the father of modern...
Jack Rechcigl

Jack Rechcigl

male, 49 years old
from Florida, biodegradable waste, University of Delaware alumni, from Washington, D.C., Eagle Scouts, agriculturalist…soil, Soilscientist
Jack E. Rechcigl is a noted soil scientist and agronomist and authority of environmental aspects of agriculture and the utilization of...
Lyman James Briggs

Lyman James Briggs

male, deceased (1963)
Lyman Briggs College, second world war, Johns Hopkins University alumni, Manhattan Project, scientist, Michigan State University alumni…Soilscientist
Lyman James Briggs (May 7 1874 - March 25 1963) was an American engineer, physicist and administrator. He is now chiefly known for his...
Bernard Palissy

Bernard Palissy

male, deceased (1590)
Geologist, French, pottery, Soilscientist, francis i, Potter
Bernard Palissy (ca. 1510 - ca. 1589) was a French potter. He is said to have been born about 1510, either at Saintes or Agen, but both date and...

John R. Philip

male, deceased (1999)
Australian, scientist, Soilscientist, Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, Sulman Prize, infiltration
John Robert Philip (1927 - 1999) was an Australian soil physicist instrumental in facilitating a greater understanding of movement of water, energy...

Edgar Buckingham

male, deceased (1940)
Washington DC, physicist, Soilscientist, American, Acoustics, National Institute of Standards and Technology…gas diffusion in soil, soil structure, soil physics
Edgar Buckingham (July 8, 1867 Philadelphia, PA- April 29, 1940 Washington DC) was a physicist. He graduated from Harvard with a bachelor's degree...
Lorenzo A. Richards

Lorenzo A. Richards

male, deceased (1993)
Cornell University, Utah State University, physicist, Iowa State University, united states department of agriculture, Soilscientist…soil physics
Lorenzo Adolph Richards or known as "Ren" was one of the 20th century’s most influential minds in the field of soil physics. Richards was born on Ap...