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  1. Missouri State Chemists
  2. State Chemists and the Fertilizer Industry

In 1888 when the Experiment Station was organized, Agricultural Chemistry was founded. It was first listed within the catalog of the University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, in1894, as a separate department focusing on chemical work. Among many chemists that served at the Agricultural Experiment Station, Dr. Paul Schweitzer (b. 03/01/1840, Berlin, Germany) is well noted for his many publications that include "Contributions from the Laboratory of the State University" and the "The Heating Value and Proximate Analyses of Missouri Coal".

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State Chemists and the Fertilizer Industry

  • History of the State Chemist: "The role of the state chemist in the development of the US Fertilizer industry. Fert. Res. 28:217-220(1991) State Chemists
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