Person Lawes; Sir; John Bennet (1814 - 1900) Lawes John Bennet Sir 1814 - 1900 British Male Rothamsted, Hertfordshire, England 28 December 1814 Rothamsted, near St Albans, Hertfordshire 31/08/1900 19000831 Burial: Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England

Rothmansted, Hertfordshire (1854)

Agricultural chemistry Education: Eton; Brasenose College, Oxford (no degree) Career: Inherited the family estates (1834); conducted agricultural experiments; patented (1842) and manufactured (from 1843) mineral superphosphate for manure; founded the Rothamsted Agricultural Station (1843); conducted experiments with Joseph Henry Gilbert (FRS 1860) Honours: Bt 1882 Memberships: FCS; RASE Son of John Bennet Lawes of Rothamsted and his wife Marianne, daughter of John Sherman of Drayton, Oxfordshire; married (1842) Caroline, daughter of Andrew Fountain of Narford Hall, Norfolk Medals and prizes: Royal Medal 1867 Fellow 01/06/1854 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1905 vol 75 pp 228-236 signed by R W References: Vanity Fair 08 July 1882 ©The Royal Society International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-2271 28 Dec 1814 - 31 Aug 1900 NA1652 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 17/03/2026 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/15570628 1f245453-aa57-483b-bf4d-4d7242e0cb32