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Justus-Liebig-Denkmal

Darmstadt 1803-München 1873
German chemist, made major contributions to agricultural and biological chemistry
(Wikipedia)

Heinrich Jobst
1913

Description

Stone statue of Pallas Athene with in her hand a sphere with Nike. On the faces of the pedestal:

A portrait relief JVSTVS LIEBIG.
first relief of two chemists.
A fruit and flower wreath.
second relief of two chemists.

Lower on the pedestal is on each face a coat of arms.

1 Justus von Liebig

2 Universität Gießen

3 Darmstadt

4 München

Annotation

Unveiled 1 October 1913.

Sculptor

Heinrich Jobst (Schönlind, Oberpfalz 1874 - Darmstadt 1943), German sculptor in Darmstadt (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Liste von Denkmälern von Mathematikern, Naturwissenschaftlern, Medizinern und Technikern.

Location (N 49°52'23" - E 8°39'7")

Item Code: dehs104; Photograph: 30 September 2012
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