Wilhelm Knop | |
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Born | |
Died | 28 January 1891 | (aged 73)
Nationality | German |
Alma mater | University of Göttingen |
Known for | Knop's solution Hoagland and Knop medium |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Plant Physiology Fertilizer Science |
Institutions | University of Göttingen University of Heidelberg University of Leipzig |
Johann August Ludwig Wilhelm Knop (28 July 1817 – 28 January 1891) was a German agrochemist and, together with Julius von Sachs, co-founder of modern water culture due to his pioneering experiments with the cultivation of crops in nutrient solutions.[1]