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ROUELLE, Hilaire Marin (1718 – 1779)

ROUELLE, Hilaire Marin (1718 – 1779)

1718 – 1779

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1773 CE

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Observations sur l’urine humaine.

ROUELLE, Hilaire Marin (1718 – 1779)
ROUELLE, Hilaire Marin (1718 – 1779)

Discovery of urea, independently of Boerhaave. Rouelle isolated urea as the alcohol-soluble substance from urine. He was the first to present proof of the high nitrogen content of urea.