Albrecht Thaer

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Albrecht Thaer : biography

14 May 1752 – 26 October 1828

Albrecht Daniel Thaer ( 14 May 1752 – 26 October 1828) was a renowned German agronomist and an avid supporter of the humus theory for plant nutrition.

Thaer was born in Celle and died in Wriezen. His often quoted book of four volumes (Grundsätze der rationellen LandwirthschaftPrinciples of rational agriculture, 1809–1812) was translated into English as late as 1844 (Russell, 1952), showing that the humus theory even in the Modern Period (1800–1860) still received acceptance.

The Albrecht-Thaer-Schule in Celle was founded by Thaer in 1786.

There are memorials to Thaer in Leipzig, Berlin (Schinkelplatz), Celle, Halle, Möglin, and Kadaň (in front of the agriculture school).