Scientists who mapped, described and classified soils and who founded pedology, the study of soil as a natural body with its own formation, layers and types. Their soil surveys and classification systems let farmers and governments match crops and practices to the land. A person belongs here when their cited article names them as a pedologist, soil surveyor or founder of a national school of soil science.
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Eugene W. Hilgard (Wikipedia)
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Eugene Woldemar Hilgard (January 5, 1833, January 8, 1916) was a German-American expert on pedology (the study of soil resources).
Curtis F. Marbut (Wikipedia)
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Curtis Fletcher Marbut (1863-1935) served as Director of the Soil Survey Division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture from 1913 until his death in 1935.
Slawomir Miklaszewski - Wikipedia
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Sławomir Miklaszewski (11 November 1874 in Augustów, Poland, 5 January 1949 in Iłża) was a Polish soil scientist, professor of Warsaw University of Technology, and founder of the Polish pedologic school.
Hans Jenny (Wikipedia)
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Hans Jenny (7 February 1899-9 January 1992) was a Swiss-born soil scientist and expert on pedology (the study of soil in its natural environment), particularly the processes of soil formation.
Vasily Dokuchaev (Wikipedia)
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Vasily Vasilyevich Dokuchaev (Russian: Васи́лий Васи́льевич Докуча́ев; 1 March 1846-8 November 1903) was a Russian geologist and geographer who is credited with laying the foundations of soil science.
Konstantin Glinka (Wikipedia)
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Konstantin Dmitrievich Glinka (Russian: Константи́н Дми́триевич Гли́нка) (1867-1927) was a Russian soil scientist.
Wikipedia: M Amirul Islam
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He developed the Seven Soil Tracts system, a classification of the soil of Bangladesh, which is the foundation of agriculture and soil management in Bangladesh.
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