Jan Ingenhousz FRS was a Dutch-born British physiologist, biologist and chemist.
He is best known for discovering photosynthesis by showing that light is essential to the process by which green plants absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen. He... Wikipedia
Born: December 8, 1730, Breda, Netherlands
Died: September 7, 1799 (age 68 years), Bowood House & Gardens, United Kingdom
Education: Old University of Leuven (1753) and Universiteit Leiden
Known for: Photosynthesis
Parents: Arnoldus Ingen-Housz and Maria Beckers
Spouse: Agatha Maria Jacquin (m. 1775–1799)
Fields: Physiology