Atwater, Wilbur Olin

(1844–1907) agricultural chemist, educator; born in Johnsburg, N.Y. He was professor of chemistry at Wesleyan University (1873–1907) and directed the first agricultural experiment station in Middletown, Conn., (1875–77). He was involved in fertilizer testing as well as the investigation of nutritional and calorimetric standards.

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