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Jan Ingenhousz was a Dutch botanist, physician, physicist, and physiologist. He was born in Breda in 1730 and died at Bowood House in 1799. He was educated at Leiden University, UCLouvain, and the Old University of Leuven. His residence was Breda.
Ingenhousz was a Fellow of the Royal Society and a member of the American Philosophical Society. He was influenced by Pieter van Musschenbroek. His works include *Exp©♭riences sur les v©♭g©♭taux*, *Kurzer Entwurf der Lehre von der Elektricität*, and *Über Ernährung der Pflanzen und Früchtbarkeit des Bodens*. He is described in the Nordisk familjebok, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich, and Nouvelle Biographie Générale.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1730
- Died
- 1799
- Works
- 5
Top works
- Johann Jngen-Housz k.k. Hofraths und Leibarztes ...
- Exp©♭riences sur les v©♭g©♭taux ...
- ... Über Ernährung der Pflanzen und Früchtbarkeit des Bodens
- Kurzer Entwurf der Lehre von der Elektricität
- Spiegazione delle esperienze recate contro l'influsso dell'elettricità nella vegetazione da' signori Ingenhoutz, e Schwankhardt, ed ulteriori esperienze confermanti tale influsso
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1730-12-08 ) 8 December 1730, Breda , Staats-Brabant , Dutch Republic
- Died
- 7 September 1799 (1799-09-07) (aged 68), Calne , Wiltshire, Great Britain
- Alma mater
- Catholic University of Leuven
- Known for
- Photosynthesis
- Fields
- Physiology
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Batavian Republic
- Place of birth
- Breda
- Place of death
- Bowood House
- Occupation
- biologist
- Educated at
- Old University of Leuven
- Image
- Jan Ingenhousz.jpg
- Residence
- Breda
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- date of birth
- 1730-01-01
- date of death
- 1799-09-07
- described by source
- Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
- Commons category
- Jan Ingenhousz
- influenced by
- Pieter van Musschenbroek
- Commons Creator page
- Jan Ingenhousz
- member of
- American Philosophical Society
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Encyclopedic overview
Jan Ingenhousz FRS (8 December 1730 – 7 September 1799) was a Dutch-British physiologist, biologist and chemist.
He is best known for discovering photosynthesis by showing that light is essential to the process by which green plants absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen. He also discovered that plants, like animals, have cellular respiration. In his lifetime he was known for successfully inoculating the members of the Habsburg family in Vienna against smallpox in 1768 and subsequently being the private counsellor and personal physician to the Austrian-Habsburg Empress Maria Theresa.
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