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Portrait of Friedrich Wöhler

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Friedrich Wöhler (1800 -1882) was a German chemist and professor of chemistry at the University of Göttingen. He specialized in inorganic chemistry and was the first scientist to isolate beryllium and yttrium in pure metallic form.

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  • 15.5 cm W x 23.5 cm H
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute
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  • Translated by Jocelyn R. McDaniel
  • Transcribed by Jocelyn R. McDaniel
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  • Council on Library and Information Resources

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  • Series I: Georg Bredig Papers, 1891-1944
  • Series I: Sub-Series II: Georg Bredig Subject File, 1900-1944
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  • Box 4, Folder 4

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Scientific Biography
Justus von Liebig and Friedrich Wöhler

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“Portrait of Friedrich Wöhler,” n.d. Papers of Georg and Max Bredig, Box 4, Folder 4. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/sxq0qtu.

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H.F. Jütte, Leipzig

F. WÖHLER

Nach einer Zeichnung von l’Allemand

Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann in Leipzig.

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H.F. Jütte, Leipzig

F. WÖHLER

Based on a drawing created in Germany

Published by Wilhelm Engelmann in Leipzig

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