WILHELM ALBRECHT THAER
\wˈɪlhɛlm ˈalbɹɛt͡ʃt θˈe͡ə], \wˈɪlhɛlm ˈalbɹɛtʃt θˈeə], \w_ˈɪ_l_h_ɛ_l_m ˈa_l_b_ɹ_ɛ_tʃ_t θ_ˈeə]\
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A German agriculturist; born at Ludersdorf, near Wriezen on the Oder, Aug. 6, 1828. He was appointed professor in the University of Giessen, 1871. He is author of a "System of Agriculture" (1877); "Ancient Egyptian Husbandry" (1881); "Weeds in Rural Economy" (1881); "Researches in Tenant-Farming" (1890).
By Charles Dudley Warner
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hydromorphic
- [Greek] Structurally adapted to an aquatic environment, as organs of water plants.