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From 1831 until 1836, he taught at the Polytechnic School at Kassel. In the spring of 1836, Wöhler became Friedrich Stromeyer's successor as an Ordinary Professor of Chemistry at the University of Göttingen, where he occupied the chair of chemistry for 46 years, until his death in 1882.
Friedrich Wöhler (born July 31, 1800, Eschersheim, near Frankfurt am Main [Germany]—died Sept. 23, 1882, Göttingen, Ger.) was a German chemist who was one of the finest and most prolific of the 19th century.
Friedrich Wöhler was a renowned German chemist who is best known the synthesis of urea, an organic compound, from ammonium cyanate, an inorganic salt, thus disproving the theory of ‘vitalism’, that organic substances can only be produced from living things.
Friedrich Wöhler war ein deutscher Chemiker. Er ist unter anderem bekannt durch die Harnstoffsynthese, welche ihm 1828 gelungen war.
Friedrich Wöhler (July 31, 1800 - September 23, 1882) was a German chemist, best-known for his synthesis of urea, but also the first to isolate several of the elements.
Friedrich Wöhler (July 31, 1800 - September 23, 1882) was a German chemist who ushered in a new age of organic chemistry when he demonstrated that urea, a chemical produced in the bodies of animals and humans, could be manufactured in the laboratory.
In the first half of the 19th century, Germany was a leading force in chemistry, thanks in large part to the work of Justus von Liebig and Friedrich Wöhler. They conducted pioneering research in organic chemistry, as well as other fields, and created model teaching laboratories that became imitated around the world.
Wöhler, Friedrich (1800-1882) German chemist who was a student of Berzelius. In attempting to prepare ammonium cyanate from silver cyanide and ammonium chloride, he accidentally synthesized urea in 1828. This was the first organic synthesis, and shattered the vitalism theory.
May 23, 2018 · Friedrich W ö hler was born on July 31, 1800, at Eschersheim, near Frankfurt-am-Main, Hesse. The son of a veterinary surgeon, young W ö hler attended public schools in Frankfurt and passed exams qualifying him for admission to a university in 1820.
Wöhler was an outstanding teacher and lecturer. Students were drawn to him by his kindly personality (in contrast to Liebig). He wrote excellent inorganic and organic texts that went through many editions and translations.
