Friedrich Wöhler
Friedrich Wöhler
Friedrich Wöhler c. 1856, age 56
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a German chemist, known for his work in inorganic chemistry, being the first to isolate the chemical elements beryllium and yttrium in pure metallic form.
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Born
31 July 1800 Eschersheim, Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel, Holy Roman Empire
Died
23 September 1882 (aged 82) Göttingen, German Empire
Nationality
German
Known for
Organic chemistry Cocrystal Isomerism Wöhler synthesis Wöhler process
Fields
Organic chemistry Biochemistry
Awards
Copley Medal (1872)
Institutions
Polytechnic School in Berlin Polytechnic School at Kassel University of Göttingen
Spouse(s)
Franziska Maria Wöhler ( m. 1828; died 1832) Julie Pfeiffer ( m. 1832)
adultbasic
Germany
Children
6
Doctoral advisor
Leopold Gmelin Jöns Jakob Berzelius
Doctoral students
Heinrich Limpricht Rudolph Fittig Adolph Wilhelm Hermann Kolbe Georg Ludwig Carius Albert Niemann Vojtěch Šafařík Carl Schmidt Theodor Zincke
era
1800+
Other notable students
Augustus Voelcker Wilhelm Kühne