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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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.
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Hans Jenny (7 February 1899-9 January 1992) was a Swiss-born soil scientist
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Hans Jenny (7 February 1899-9 January 1992) was a Swiss-born soil scientist
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was a Swiss-born soil scientist and expert on pedology
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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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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.
In Group: Soil Survey, Classification and Pedology, Lead
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.
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