Jenny, Hans, 1899-1992

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Jenny, Hans, 1899-1992
Date of birth
1899-02-07
Date of death
1992-01-09
Place of birth
Basel (Switzerland)
Field of activity
Soil science
Occupation
College teachers
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 15848936
Wikidata: Q3783157
Library of congress: n 94043362
HUJ10: 000064243
Sources of Information
  • Calisphere, October 1, 2013(Hans Jenny, Soils and Plant Nutrition; born February 7, 1899, Basel, Switzerland; died January 9, 1992)
  • LC data base, 5-5-94(Jenny, Hans, 1899- )
  • His Factors of soil formation, 1994:CIP t.p. (Hans Jenny) data sheet (Jenny, Hans, 1899-1992)
  • E.W. Hilgard and the birth of modern soil science, c1961:t.p. (Hans Jenny) t.p. verso (Prof. of Soil Chem. and Morphology, Univ. of Calif., Berkeley)

Wikipedia description:

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. He served as 1949 President of the Soil Science Society of America.

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