Friedrich Wöhler Scientist

Friedrich Wöhler (31 July 1800 – 23 September 1882) was a German chemist, best known for his synthesis of urea, but also the first to isolate several chemical elements.

Personal facts

Birth date	July 31, 1800
Birth place	Holy Roman Empire , Eschersheim , Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel
Nationality	Germany
Date of death	September 23, 1882
Place of death	German Empire , Germany , Göttingen
Known for	Wöhler synthesis

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Scientist

doctoral advisor	Leopold Gmelin Jöns Jacob Berzelius
doctoral student	Hermann Kolbe Wilhelm Rudolph Fittig Theodor Zincke Albert Niemann (chemist) Vojtěch Šafařík Carl Schmidt (chemist) Heinrich Limpricht Georg Ludwig Carius
Field of study	Biochemistry Organic chemistry
notable student	Wilhelm Kühne Augustus Voelcker