History Faculty Publications

Document Type

Encyclopedia Entry

Publication Date

1989

Publication Source

Great Lives From History: Renaissance to 1900

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

Comments

This document is provided for download by permission of the publisher. Permission documentation is on file.

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.

Publisher

Salem Press

Volume

5

Place of Publication

Pasadena, CA

Peer Reviewed

yes


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