child of Felix? J C Achard and Emelie F Miller
Achard, Anton William Waldemar (1825-1906)He was the grandson of Franz Karl Achard, the Prussian chemist who was born in Berlin, Germany , April 28, 1753 and died in Kunern, Silesia, April 20, 1821. Franz Karl Achard was the first to turn the discovery of Andreas S. Marggraf to practical use. Marggraf died in 1782. He was the first to extract sugar from the beet root. Franz Karl Achard, at the time of the discovery was a young student of Marggraf. Little was done with the idea until in 1799 when Achard, who was at the time the director of the royal Prussian Academy of Science, presented samples of beet sugar to King Friedrich Wilhelm III. Wilhelm then funded an experimental farm in Silesia for the purpose of perfecting the growing of sugar beets and the manufacturer of sugar.
Anton Achard migrated to America when he was twenty-four years old. He was an architect and builder. He settled on a farm near Saginaw, Michigan Anton Achard enjoyed a successful career in a number of enterprises that included banking, hardware, construction and architecture. He helped finance and promote the development of the early sugar beet industry in Michigan. He and his wife, Hulda became the parents of five children, Emil, Franz, Oscar, William and Clara.
Achard, Anton William Waldemar (1825-1906)He was the grandson of Franz Karl Achard, the Prussian chemist who was born in Berlin, Germany , April 28, 1753 and died in Kunern, Silesia, April 20, 1821. Franz Karl Achard was the first to turn the discovery of Andreas S. Marggraf to practical use. Marggraf died in 1782. He was the first to extract sugar from the beet root. Franz Karl Achard, at the time of the discovery was a young student of Marggraf. Little was done with the idea until in 1799 when Achard, who was at the time the director of the royal Prussian Academy of Science, presented samples of beet sugar to King Friedrich Wilhelm III. Wilhelm then funded an experimental farm in Silesia for the purpose of perfecting the growing of sugar beets and the manufacturer of sugar.
Anton Achard migrated to America when he was twenty-four years old. He was an architect and builder. He settled on a farm near Saginaw, Michigan Anton Achard enjoyed a successful career in a number of enterprises that included banking, hardware, construction and architecture. He helped finance and promote the development of the early sugar beet industry in Michigan. He and his wife, Hulda became the parents of five children, Emil, Franz, Oscar, William and Clara.
child of Felix? J C Achard and Emelie F Miller
Achard, Anton William Waldemar (1825-1906)He was the grandson of Franz Karl Achard, the Prussian chemist who was born in Berlin, Germany , April 28, 1753 and died in Kunern, Silesia, April 20, 1821. Franz Karl Achard was the first to turn the discovery of Andreas S. Marggraf to practical use. Marggraf died in 1782. He was the first to extract sugar from the beet root. Franz Karl Achard, at the time of the discovery was a young student of Marggraf. Little was done with the idea until in 1799 when Achard, who was at the time the director of the royal Prussian Academy of Science, presented samples of beet sugar to King Friedrich Wilhelm III. Wilhelm then funded an experimental farm in Silesia for the purpose of perfecting the growing of sugar beets and the manufacturer of sugar.
Anton Achard migrated to America when he was twenty-four years old. He was an architect and builder. He settled on a farm near Saginaw, Michigan Anton Achard enjoyed a successful career in a number of enterprises that included banking, hardware, construction and architecture. He helped finance and promote the development of the early sugar beet industry in Michigan. He and his wife, Hulda became the parents of five children, Emil, Franz, Oscar, William and Clara.
Achard, Anton William Waldemar (1825-1906)He was the grandson of Franz Karl Achard, the Prussian chemist who was born in Berlin, Germany , April 28, 1753 and died in Kunern, Silesia, April 20, 1821. Franz Karl Achard was the first to turn the discovery of Andreas S. Marggraf to practical use. Marggraf died in 1782. He was the first to extract sugar from the beet root. Franz Karl Achard, at the time of the discovery was a young student of Marggraf. Little was done with the idea until in 1799 when Achard, who was at the time the director of the royal Prussian Academy of Science, presented samples of beet sugar to King Friedrich Wilhelm III. Wilhelm then funded an experimental farm in Silesia for the purpose of perfecting the growing of sugar beets and the manufacturer of sugar.
Anton Achard migrated to America when he was twenty-four years old. He was an architect and builder. He settled on a farm near Saginaw, Michigan Anton Achard enjoyed a successful career in a number of enterprises that included banking, hardware, construction and architecture. He helped finance and promote the development of the early sugar beet industry in Michigan. He and his wife, Hulda became the parents of five children, Emil, Franz, Oscar, William and Clara.
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