Ingenhousz

British  

/ ˈɪnɡənˌhaʊs /

noun

1. Jan (jɑn). 1730–99, Dutch plant physiologist and physician, who discovered photosynthesis

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Example Sentences

In 1783, Jan Ingenhousz, a Dutch scientist, accidentally picked up a charged Leyden jar, causing an explosion that made him temporarily lose his memory, judgment, and ability to read and write.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 30, 2015

I cannot, however, find any record of such an observation by either Walsh or Ingenhousz, and do not know where to refer to that by M. Fahlberg.

From Experimental Researches in Electricity, Volume 1 by Faraday, Michael

The first really valuable scientific facts contributed to the science were made by Priestley, Bonnet, Ingenhousz, and Sénébier.

From Manures and the principles of manuring by Aikman, Charles Morton

Very dear, too, to Franklin, was Dr. Jan Ingenhousz, the eminent scientist and physician to Maria Theresa.

From Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings by Bruce, Wiliam Cabell

This occurred in the course of the eighteenth century as the result of the pioneer work of Hales, Duhamel, Ingenhousz, Senebier and others.

From Darwin and Modern Science by Seward, A. C. (Albert Charles)