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Berzelius

Chemist; recipient of Wöhler's 1828 letter on urea; renamed cystic oxide 'cystine' in 1833

Dates: No dates given in the film's sources
Chapters: V. What the Water Knew

What the film says

Wöhler's correspondent, to whom he announced urea made without kidneys.

Watch 22:29 in the film V. What the Water Knew

On the timeline

1828: Wöhler writes to Berzelius that he can make urea without kidneys. timeline
1833: Berzelius renames cystic oxide 'cystine'. timeline

Sources

Sources

Wikipedia: Friedrich Wöhler Secondary
Wikipedia: Cystine Secondary