Albert Howard (1873–1947)

Born 1873 CE, died 1947 CE.

Sir Albert Howard (8 December 1873 – 20 October 1947) was an English botanist. His academic background might have been botany. While working in India, he was generally considered a pathologist; this is more than likely the reason for his consistent observations of the value of compost applications being an increase in health (of the whole system). Howard was the first Westerner to document and publish the Indian techniques of sustainable agriculture. After spending considerable time learning from Indian peasants and the pests present in their soil, he called these two his professors. He was a principal figure in the early organic movement. He is considered by many in the English-speaking world to have been, along with Eve Balfour, one of the key advocates of ancient Indian techniques of organic agriculture.

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Albert Howard

Sir Albert Howard (8 December 1873 – 20 October 1947) was an English botanist. His academic background might have been botany. While working in India, he was generally considered a pathologist; this is more than likely the reason for his consistent observations of the value of compost applications being an increase in health (of the whole system). Howard was the first Westerner to document and publish the Indian techniques of sustainable agriculture. After spending considerable time learning from Indian peasants and the pests present in their soil, he called these two his professors. He was a principal figure in the early organic movement. He is considered by many in the English-speaking world to have been, along with Eve Balfour, one of the key advocates of ancient Indian techniques of organic agriculture.

Text from the Wikipedia article Albert_Howard (revision 1372761562), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.