Albrecht Thaer

Albrecht Thaer
Albrecht Thaer
Born	14 May 1752 Celle
Died	26 October 1828 Wriezen
Nationality	German
Fields	agronomy
Known for	humus theory for plant nutrition

Albrecht Daniel Thaer (German pronunciation: [tɛːɐ̯]; 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 Landwirthschaft - Principles 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).

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• Albrecht Thaer in the German National Library catalogue (German)
• Theodor Fontane, famous German poet and author writes about Albrecht Daniel Thaer, published at Spiegel-Wissen, a project by German news-weekly Der Spiegel, available in German language only
• Ansgar Vielberg for Echocron, an economy science-site in German language only: Albrecht Daniel Thaer
• The Thaer Association in Möglin (Germany), German language site only: Fördergesellschaft Albrecht Daniel Thaer
• The Thaer Association in Celle (Germany), German language site only: Albrecht-Thaer-Gesellschaft

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