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Hans Jenny | |
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Born | |
Died | 9 January 1992 | (aged 92)
Nationality | Swiss |
Alma mater | ETH Zurich |
Known for | Factors of soil formation |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Pedology (soil study) |
Institutions | University of Missouri, University of California, Berkeley |
Doctoral advisor | Georg Wiegner |
Hans Jenny (7 February 1899[1] – 9 January 1992[2]) was a Swiss-born soil scientist and expert on pedology (the study of soil in its natural environment), particularly the processes of soil formation. He served as 1949 President of the Soil Science Society of America.[3]