Sir John Bennet Lawes, Bart., DCL, LLD, FRS, 1870s-1930s
Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/3203
Scope and Contents
Portrait photograph of Sir John Bennet Lawes, Bart., DCL, LLD, FRS was an English entrepreneur and agricultural scientist. He founded an experimental farm at his home at Rothamsted Manor that eventually became the Rothamsted Experimental Station, where he developed a superphosphate that would mark the beginnings of the chemical fertilizer industry.
Dates
- Creation: 1870s-1930s
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
1 slide 82mm by 82mm
Conditions Governing Access
Open.
Extent
From the Fonds: 50 boxes
From the Fonds: 3465 Photographic Slides
Physical Description
1 slide 82mm by 82mm
Dimensions
82mm by 82mm
Archivist's Note
Catalogued by Kristy Davis as part of Towards Dolly Project, 2012-2013
Subject
- Lawes, John Bennet, 1814-1900 (English entrepreneur | agricultural scientist) (Person)
- Rothamsted Research (1843 -) (agricultural research institution) (Organization)
Creator
- From the Fonds: Ewart, James Cossar, 1851-1933 (zoologist and professor of natural history, University of Edinburgh) (Person)
- From the Fonds: Wallace, Robert, Professor, 1853-1939 (professor of agriculture and rural economy) (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
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Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk