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Franklin Hiram King

Soil Sciences

Franklin Hiram King (1848 to 1911) was an American agricultural scientist and professor of agricultural physics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, called the father of soil physics in the United States for his research on soil water, aeration and fertility. He is also remembered for Farmers of Forty Centuries, his account of traditional agricultural practices in China, Korea and Japan, later regarded as an organic-farming classic text, and for designing the cylindrical storage silo that reduced spoilage in silage.

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Birth Year
1848 1
Death Year
1911 1
Nationality
American 1
Defining Contribution
Best known for Farmers of Forty Centuries (1911), his first-hand account of traditional agricultural practices in China, Korea and Japan, now read as an organic farming classic; also recognized as a founder of soil physics research in the United States. 1
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United States

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1. Franklin Hiram King (Wikipedia)
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  • Wikipedia REST summary extract, sentence 1
    Franklin Hiram King was an American agricultural scientist who was born on a farm near Whitewater, Wisconsin, attended country schools, and received his professional training first at Whitewater State Normal School, graduating in 1872, and then at Cornell University.
  • Wikipedia REST summary extract, sentence 2
    King is now best remembered for his first-hand account of traditional agricultural practices in Asia, now regarded as an organic farming classic text.
  • In Group: Soil Physics and Soil Water Scientists, Lead
    Most attention was given to soil physics, for example, water-holding capacities of soils, moisture requirements of plants, aeration, movement of water in soils, movement of groundwater, the drafts of plows, and the lifting power of windmills; he also began studies of soil fertility.
  • Works In: Agroecology, Lead
    King is now best remembered for his first-hand account of traditional agricultural practices in Asia, now regarded as an organic farming classic text.
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