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tion of meteorites. He was for some years professor of chemistry at 

 the University of Virginia, and later at Louisviile. 



Friederich Wohler. — Born July 31, 1800 ; died September 23, 1883. 

 From 1830 to bis deatb professor of chemistry at Gottingen. His chief 

 contributions to science were in the department of chemistry, but he was 

 also a mineralogist and published numerous memoirs on mineralogical 

 chemistry. 



