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This is the authentic sample of urea (Harnstoff) prepared synthetically by Wöhler. This was the first time urea had been prepared "without the use of the kidney of a dog" -- and destroyed the vitalism theory that stated organic compounds could only come from living systems. He did this work in Berlin {LINK: to his Niederwallstrasse house in Berlin}