Sir Charles Bennet Lawes-Wittewronge 2nd Bt on the death of his father in 1900 (the name Witteronge was his ggrandmother's maiden name) Legacy In 1889, Lawes took measures to ensure the continued existence of the Rothamsted experimental farm by setting aside money solely for that purpose and so established The Lawes Agricultural Trust. Rothamsted Experimental Station is the oldest agricultural research facility in the world. Sir John Lawes School in Harpenden, Herts is named after him. The locality of Lawes, Queensland, in Australia is named after him. The main feature of that locality is the University of Queensland Gatton Campus which specialises in agriculture. References Antonio Saltini, Storia delle scienze agrarie, vol. III, L'età della macchina a vapore e dei concimi industriali, Edagricole, Bologna 1989, 67–97 Further reading Dyke, G.V. John Bennet Lawes: the record of his genius. Taunton, Research Studies Pr.,1991, 482p. Dyke, G.V. John Lawes of Rothamsted: pioneer of science, farming and industry. Harpenden, Hoos Press, 1993, 234p. External links LAWES, John Bennett Sir – DNB entry Archive material held by Rothamsted Library Correspondence of John Bennet Lawes and Joseph Henry Gilbert 1846 to 1900 Royal Society citation History of Rothamsted Research Lawes Agricultural Trust Timeline of the life of Sir John Bennet Lawes 1814 births 1900 deaths Fellows of the Royal Society Royal Medal winners English agronomists People from Harpenden Alumni of Brasenose College, Oxford Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom People educated at Eton College 19th-century English businesspeople