Contribution to Book
Friedrich Wöhler
Great Lives From History: Renaissance to 1900
Document Type
Encyclopedia Entry
Publication Date
1-1-1989
Abstract
Friedrich Wöhler synthesized urea in 1828 and thus first demonstrated that organic materials, heretofore believed to possess a vital force, need not be made exclusively within living organisms. He also isolated aluminum metal in 1827 and discovered the elements beryllium and yttrium.
Inclusive pages
2522-2526
ISBN/ISSN
9780893565510
Document Version
Published Version
Copyright
Copyright © 1989, EBSCO
Publisher
Salem Press
Place of Publication
Pasadena, CA
Peer Reviewed
Yes
Disciplines
Citation Information
John Alfred Heitmann. "Friedrich Wöhler" Great Lives From History: Renaissance to 1900 Vol. 5 (1989) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/john_heitmann/36/
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Citation information: Heitmann, John Alfred. “Friedrich Wöhler,” in Great Lives From History: Renaissance to 1900. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 1989. Used by permission of EBSCO Information Services, Ipswich, MA.