Achard, Dr. Franz Carl b. April 28, 1753 d. 1821 Franz Carl Achard was a German chemist and biologist who is primarily remembered for the discovery of how to extract sugar from sugar beets. He studied chemistry in Berlin, and became a member of the Circle of Friends of the Natural Sciences. He was patronized by King Frederick the Great of Prussia, who had immense interest in his studies on the effects of electricity on intelligence. He was granted a lifetime pension by the king for his research on the possibility of tobacco-growing in Prussia...[Read More] (Bio by: Anonymous) Moczydlnica Dworska Old Cemetery, Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland
