Wöhler
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noun
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That belief was shown false in the 1820s, when a German chemist, Friedrich Wöhler, synthesized the first organic molecules.
From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2012
He won the Gran Premio di Milano last month on a horse trained in Germany by Andreas Wöhler, and had his first ride in the Irish Derby last weekend for John Oxx.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 6, 2012
The remaining entries are priced at 25-1 and above, including Sir Mark Prescott's Worthadd, a Group Three winner in Germany this year, and Idomito, trained in Germany by Andreas Wöhler.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 13, 2012
Aluminium was first prepared by Wöhler, in 1827, by heating anhydrous aluminium chloride with potassium: AlCl3 + 3K = 3KCl + Al.
From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by William McPherson
Professor Wöhler of Göttingen, who in the fulness of days and honours has so lately gone from amongst us, recently gave an account of his visit to Berzelius in the year 1823.
From Heroes of Science Chemists by M. M. Pattison (Matthew Moncrieff Pattison) Muir
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