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Description: | Inscribed with signature on left shoulder: "M.Wagmuller Munchen 1873" CRE WAGMULLER, Michael; (German; 1839-1881) Although Liebig appears to have no direct Glasgow connection, he is cited as one of the originators of agricultural/environmental chemistry
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justus_von_Liebig)
"Thomas Thomson, Professor of Chemistry at Glasgow, was a fervent advocate of the ideas of Justus von Liebig, a German chemist with whom he had studied and who recommended the use of superphosphate an artificial fertiliser. Thomson helped to produce the first superphosphate in Britain, manufactured at Greenock in 1841. The new fertiliser revolutionised farming and many of Thomson's students became pioneers of agricultural and veterinary science in the United Kingdom."
(http://www.gla.ac.uk:443/avenue/story.cfm?id=117).
Although he established at Giessen the first laboratory in which experimental chemistry was systematically taught, it seems that he did not invent the Liebig condenser (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liebig_condenser).
Although Liebig appears to have no direct Glasgow connection, he is cited as one of the originators of agricultural/environmental chemistry
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justus_von_Liebig)
"Thomas Thomson, Professor of Chemistry at Glasgow, was a fervent advocate of the ideas of Justus von Liebig, a German chemist with whom he had studied and who recommended the use of superphosphate an artificial fertiliser. Thomson helped to produce the first superphosphate in Britain, manufactured at Greenock in 1841. The new fertiliser revolutionised farming and many of Thomson's students became pioneers of agricultural and veterinary science in the United Kingdom."
(http://www.gla.ac.uk:443/avenue/story.cfm?id=117).
Although he established at Giessen the first laboratory in which experimental chemistry was systematically taught, it seems that he did not invent the Liebig condenser (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liebig_condenser).
Clementine Schack von Wittenau describes Wagmüller as "the most important Munich representative of naturalistic sculpture; he left a substantial body of work, which displays both a knowledge of antique sculpture and scrupulous attention to living models. Even in his most mature works Wagmüller emphasized the painterly values of light and shade and rich detail, as well as clear formal construction. This combination is exemplified by his own tomb at the cemetery in Old Schwabing, a sarcophagus decorated with sphinxes supporting a seated female figure holding a child. In contrast, the decorative figures in Baroque garb modelled for Ludwig II at Schloss Linderhof and Schloss Herrenchiemsee show only cursory naturalistic modelling. His best works were his many portraits, the most outstanding of which is the statue of Baron Justus von Liebig on the Maximiliansplatz in Munich." Michael Wagmuller, Grove Art Online. Oxford University Press, [2006], http://www.groveart.com/ | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | LIEBIG'S CONDENSER : EXPERIMENTAL CHEMISTRY : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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