MARK OF EMES & BARNARD, LONDON, 1854

The arms are those of German chemist and industrialist Justus von Liebig (1803-1873). As one of the leading chemists of the 19th century, Justus von Liebig is best remembered for his groundbreaking contributions to agricultural and bio-chemistry, as well as for his role as a pioneer of organic chemistry. Called the "father of the fertilizer industry" for his discovery of nitrogen as an essential plant nutrient, von Liebig is also known for his discovery of a new method of producing extracts from beef carcasses. In 1865 he and Belgian engineer George Giebert founded the Liebig Extract of Meat Company (LEMCO) to produce beef stock cubes, which after his death became the Oxo Company.