Justus von Liebig loved helping out in his father's workshop, concocting pigments, paints and polishes. Liebig grew up to be a brilliant chemist, driven by the desire to help prevent hunger.

Attended Yale University Studied in Germany with Otto Linne Erdmann, University of Leipzig, inorganic analysis, 1853 Studied with Justus von Liebig, University of Munich, organic analysis, 1854 ...