Hans Jenny (1899 to 1992) was a Swiss-born American soil scientist and pedologist whose research focused on the processes of soil formation and on soil in its natural environment. He served as president of the Soil Science Society of America in 1949.
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Defining ContributionThe state-factor theory of soil formation 1 In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Switzerland, nationality there.
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1. Hans Jenny (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationWikipedia lead sentence, birth date parenthetical
Hans Jenny (7 February 1899-9 January 1992) was a Swiss-born soil scientist
Wikipedia lead sentence, death date parenthetical
Hans Jenny (7 February 1899-9 January 1992) was a Swiss-born soil scientist
Wikipedia lead sentence, nationality clause
was a Swiss-born soil scientist and expert on pedology
Wikipedia overview section, state-factor formula
His synthesis of field studies with the abstract formalism of physical chemistry set down the generic mathematical relationship that connects the observed properties of soil with the independent factors that determine the process of soil formation
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