Anton Nowacki

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Anton Nowacki (born December 30, 1839 on the Samolenz estate near Wronke , Posen ; † August 29, 1925 in Zurich ) was a Swiss crop scientist .

Nowacki, the son of an estate manager, managed an estate himself for several years and studied natural sciences , economics and agriculture at the University of Halle since 1866 . He soon became particularly interested in the field of plant production . In 1870 he did his doctorate with Julius Kühn with a dissertation on the most appropriate time for grain to ripen .

From 1871 to 1907 Nowacki taught as a professor for arable and crop production at the Department of Agriculture at ETH Zurich . He represented the entire field of plant production theory and also gave lectures on soil science , fertilization and agricultural technology , as well as initially on the history of agriculture . He gained a high reputation in the professional world with his award-winning, eight-edition guide to grain cultivation on a scientific and practical basis . For several decades, this book was one of the best German-language works on the practice of growing grain . His books on grass clover cultivation and practical soil science have also been published several times .

Major works

  • The practical cultivation of clover grass. Instructions for making artificial lining . Huber's Verlag Frauenfeld 1883; 2nd edition, ibid. 1884; 3rd edition, ibid. 1891; 4th edition. Publishing house Paul Parey Berlin 1909; 6th edition reworked by Ernst Klapp ibid. 1932 (= Thaer-Bibliothek vol. 109).
  • Practical soil science. Instructions for the investigation, classification and mapping of the soil . Paul Parey publishing house in Berlin 1885; 5th edition 1911; 8th edition reworked by Max Düggeli 1930 (all volumes = Thaer-Bibliothek Bd. 81).
  • Instructions for growing grain on a scientific and practical basis . Paul Parey publishing house in Berlin 1886; 2nd ed. 1883; 3rd edition 1899; 4th edition 1905; 5th edition 1911; 6. u. 7th edition 1920; 8th edition reworked by Kurt Opitz 1934 (all volumes = Thaer Bibliothek vol. 63).

literature

  • M. Düggeli: † Dr. phil. Anton Nowacki, professor emeritus for agriculture at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology . In: Swiss Agricultural Monthly Issues Vol. 3, 1925, pp. 237–240 (with picture).

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personal data
SURNAME Nowacki, Anton
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss crop scientist
DATE OF BIRTH December 30, 1839
PLACE OF BIRTH Samolenz estate near Wronke , Poznan
DATE OF DEATH August 29, 1925
Place of death Zurich