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

In 1779, Ingenhousz published a work in London entitled 'Experiments on Vegetables.'

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

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

Georges Ville was the first to reassert the older theory, put forward by Priestley and Ingenhousz.

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

We have lost our common Friend," he wrote to Jan Ingenhousz, "the excellent Pringle.

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