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If it is impossible to judge merit and guilt in the field of natural science, then it is not possible in any field, and historical research becomes an idle, empty activity.

Justus von Liebig

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Justus von Liebig
Age: 71 †
Born: 1801
Born: May 12
Died: 1873
Died: April 18
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Justus Freiherr von Liebig
Baron von Liebig
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