Johan Petter Arrhenius ( Swede. Johan Petter Arrhenius ) - Swedish botanist and agronomist [1] . The uncle of a chemist, Nobel laureate in chemistry in 1903, Svante Arrhenius [2] .
| Johan Petter Arrhenius | |
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| Swede. Johan petter arrhenius | |
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| Date of Birth | September 27, 1811 |
| Place of Birth | Herede, Flax Kalmar , Sweden |
| Date of death | September 5, 1889 (aged 77) |
| A place of death | Stockholm , Sweden |
| A country | Sweden |
| Scientific field | botany , agronomy |
| Alma mater | |
| Academic rank | Professor |
He was born on September 27, 1811 in Jereda (Len Kalmar ) [3] . From 1830 he studied at Uppsala , in 1840 he was appointed associate professor of botany, in 1848 - the head of the newly opened agronomic institute in Ulthun, near Uppsala. In 1850, he was elected professor, and in 1862 - secretary of the Agronomic Academy in Stockholm and held this post until 1881 (he also temporarily replaced the deceased successor in 1882-1883) [3] . Through his teaching and literary work he has provided innumerable services to the development of agriculture in Sweden. His textbooks are Lä robok i Botanik (5th ed., 1882), Handbok i Svenska jordbruket (4th ed., 1879) and Landbrukspraktika (3rd ed., 1876), as well as his Smärre samlade skrifter i landthushållningen ”(27 issues, 1858–1885) became widespread. Arrhenius took part in the political life of his country as a member of the upper house (1867-1872) [1] . He died in Stockholm on September 5, 1889. [3]
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Arrhenius John // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
- ↑ Svante Arrhenius - Biography
- ↑ 1 2 3 Johan Petter A. // Nordisk familjebok, 1904-1926. (Swede.)
Source
- Arrhenius John // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.