Augustus Voelcker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetAugustus Voelcker
Anglo-German chemist
Date of Birth: 24-Sep-1822
Place of Birth: Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
Date of Death: 05-Dec-1884
Profession: chemist
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Augustus Voelcker
- John Christopher Augustus Voelcker FRS (24 September 1822 – 5 December 1884) was a Royal Agricultural Society of England chemist.
- Voelcker was known for his methodical and precise analytical practices as applied to agricultural chemistry.
- He began a series of long-term experiments at Woburn on crop rotation and fertilization in 1876.
- This was continued after his death in 1884 by his son John Augustus Voelcker (1854-1937) who was also an agricultural chemist who later headed a committee that investigated improvements to agriculture in India.
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