John Bennet Lawes

Sir John Bennet Lawes, Bt
Born	28 December 1814 Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England
Died	31 August 1900 (aged 85)
Awards	Albert Medal (1893)

Sir John Bennet Lawes, 1st Baronet, FRS (28 December 1814 – 31 August 1900) was an English entrepreneur and agricultural scientist.^[1] He founded an experimental farm at his home at Rothamsted Manor that eventually became Rothamsted Research, where he developed a superphosphate that would mark the beginnings of the chemical fertilizer industry.^{[citation needed]}