Eugene Woldemar Hilgard (January 5, 1833, Zweibrücken, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany – January 8, 1916, Berkeley, California, United States) was a German-American expert on pedology (the study of soil resources). An authority on climate as a soil forming factor, soil chemistry and reclamation of alkali soils, he is considered as the father of modern soil science in the United States.
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5 January 1833 Zweibrücken, Germany
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Died |
8 January 1916 (aged 83) Berkeley, California, United States
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Zodiac | Capricorn |
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