Friedrich Wöhler
1800-1882
German chemist responsible for proving that organic compounds do not need a vital force supplied by a living tissue in order to be made. In 1828 Wöhler heated the ...
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Wöhler was born in Eschersheim, Prussia. He began his medical studies at the Marburg University in 1820, but soon transferred to the University of Heidelberg. He received his M.D. in 1823 and beg...
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Wöhler was born in Eschersheim, Prussia. He began his medical studies at the Marburg University in 1820, but soon transferred to the University of Heidelberg. He received his M.D. in 1823 and beg...
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