Emil von Wolff

Emil Wolff , from 1870 von Wolff , (born August 30, 1818 in Flensburg , † November 26, 1896 in Stuttgart ) was a German agricultural chemist and director of the Hohenheim Agricultural Academy.

Career

During his studies in Kiel he became a member of the Teutonia fraternity in Kiel . Wolff taught from 1847 under Ernst Theodor Stöckhardt in a private agricultural institute in Brösa and was the founding director of Germany's first agricultural research station in Leipzig-Möckern . He taught as a professor in Hohenheim from 1854 to 1894 and examined the nutrient content of feed and fertilizers.

Wolff was the first in 1870 with the Knight's Cross Class of the Order of the Württemberg Crown excellent, which with the personal title of nobility ( ennoblement ) was associated. In 1881 he received the knight's cross crown.

Works

Practical fertilizer theory (18th edition, 1926).
Rational feeding of farm animals (7th edition, 1899).

literature

Carl Leisewitz : Wolff, Emil von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 55, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1910, pp. 115-117.
Karl Stahr, Ulrich Fellmeth & Hans-Peter Blume: Emil Theodor von Wolff (1818–1896) A pioneer in agricultural chemistry. Stuttgart-Hohenheim 2019.

Web links

Wikisource: Emil von Wolff - Sources and full texts

Individual evidence

↑ Hohenheim's directors, rectors and presidents ( memento of the original from March 25, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2
↑ Thorsten Engler: From the detention center to the chair. Emil Theodor Wolff between "Aranjuez" and Hohenheim. At the same time an addendum to the small cultural history of the Kiel Universitätskarzers, . In: Rectorate of the Christian-Albrechts-Universität (Ed.): Christiana Albertina Research and reports of the Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel . Issue 64.Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster May 2007, p. 47 ff .
^ Court and State Handbook of the Kingdom of Württemberg 1877, p. 29.

personal data
SURNAME	Wolff, Emil von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Wolff, Emil
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German agricultural chemist
DATE OF BIRTH	August 30, 1818
PLACE OF BIRTH	Flensburg
DATE OF DEATH	November 26, 1896
Place of death	Stuttgart

[1] Hohenheim's directors, rectors and presidents ( memento of the original from March 25, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2

[2] Thorsten Engler: From the detention center to the chair. Emil Theodor Wolff between "Aranjuez" and Hohenheim. At the same time an addendum to the small cultural history of the Kiel Universitätskarzers, . In: Rectorate of the Christian-Albrechts-Universität (Ed.): Christiana Albertina Research and reports of the Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel . Issue 64.Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster May 2007, p. 47 ff .

[3] Court and State Handbook of the Kingdom of Württemberg 1877, p. 29.