Jethro Tull's Mini-Biography

Jethro Tull was born 1674 in Basildon, Berkshire England. He attended the St John College in Oxford, where he studied law but didn’t take a degree. He was diagnosed with pulmonary disorder, which made him travel through Europe in search for a cure. During that time he learnt a lot about agriculture as he moved through various locations. He saw and learnt different methods used for farming. Upon returning to England Jethro Tull formed a group called the “Norfolk System”. The members of this group were the first to adapt the farming methods that Tull invented. This group also brought new crops to England such as the turnip or the potatoe. Tull lived most of his life in Berkshire, England. That is also where he died on the 27th of Febuary 1741 at the age of 67.