Eugene W. Hilgard
Eugene Woldemar Hilgard (January 5, 1833 – January 8, 1916) was a German-American expert on pedology (the study of soil resources). An authority on climate as a soil forming factor, soil chemistry and reclamation of alkali soils, he is considered as the father of modern soil science in the United States.
Eugene W. Hilgard | |
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Born | January 5, 1833 Zweibrücken, Kingdom of Bavaria |
Died | January 8, 1916 (aged 83) Berkeley, California, United States |
Alma mater | Royal Mining School University of Zurich University of Heidelberg |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Soil Science |
Institutions | University of Mississippi University of Michigan University of California, Berkeley |
Doctoral advisor | Robert Bunsen |
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