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

"Our celebrated Botanist of Pennsylvania," Franklin deservedly terms him in a letter to Jan Ingenhousz.

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)

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

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

The apparatus employed by Mr Ingenhousz for this operation is represented in Pl.

From Elements of Chemistry, In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries by Lavoisier, Antoine