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John Brooke, “Wöhler’s Urea and Its Vital Force?—A Verdict from the Chemists,” Ambix, 15:84–114 (1968), has a thorough discussion (and refutation) of the claim that Wöhler destroyed vitalism. August Wilhelm von Hofmann, “Friedrich Wöhler,” in Eduard Farber (ed.), Great Chemists (1961), is a reliable short biography. H.S. van Klooster, “Friedrich Wöhler and His American Pupils,” Journal of Chemical Education, 21:158–170 (1944), contains a fine discussion of Wöhler’s influence in the United States. Johannes Valentin, Friedrich Wöhler (1949), is a substantial biography in German. Robin Keen and Johannes Büttner (ed.), The Life and Works of Friedrich Wöhler (1800–1882) (2005), is the best biography in English.
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| Anniversary information added. | Sep 19, 2025 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jul 27, 2025 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Apr 16, 2024 | ||
| Modified link of Web site: Science History Institute - Biography of Justus von Liebig and Friedrich W�hler. | May 07, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Chemical Heritage Foundation - Biography of Justus von Liebig and Friedrich W�hler. | Jul 02, 2014 | ||
| Bibliography revised. | May 17, 2007 | ||
| Article thoroughly revised. | Apr 19, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Chemical Heritage Foundation - Justus von Liebig and Friedrich Wohler. | Oct 19, 2006 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | May 27, 1999 |
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