List of soil scientists

A soil scientist is a contributor to the science of soil. Soil scientists include agrologists, pedologists and soil classifiers.

The following is a list of famous soil scientists

• George Nelson Coffey, USA, First in USA to propose that soil is an independent natural body, to be classified on the basis of its own properties.
• Charles Darwin (1809 – 1882), Great Britain - First scholarly treatment of soil forming processes.
• Vasily V. Dokuchaev, (1840 – 1903), Russia - Father of soil science.
• Eugene W. Hilgard, (1833 – 1916), USA - Father of modern soil science in the USA.
• Hans Jenny (1899 – 1992), USA
• Franklin Hiram King (1848 – 1911), USA - Father of soil physics in the USA.
• Pavel Andreyevich Kostychev (1845 – 1895), Russia
• Nikolai Aleksandrovich Krasil'nikov, (1896 – 1973), Russia
• Justus von Liebig, (1803 – 1873), Germany - Father of soil chemistry.
• Curtis F. Marbut, (1863 – 1935), USA, Father of pedology in the USA
• Bernard Palissy (~1510 – 1590), France - Conducted first scientific study of soil amendment to replenish minerals.
• Olivier de Serres (1529 – 1619), France - Promoted crop rotation as a way of preserving soil nutrients.
• Nikolai Mikhailovich Sibirtsev, Russia
• Gavriil Ivanovich Tanfilyev (1857 – 1928), Russia
• Selman Waksman (1888 – 1973), soil microbiologist
• Sergei Winogradsky (1856 – 1953), Russia