Louis-Nicholas Vauquelin discovered in 1798 beryllium in emeralds; in 1828 Fiedrich Wohler and Antoine Bussy isolated the pure element.
Beryllium was discovered in France by Nicolas-Louis Vauquelin in beryl and in emeralds in 1798 and was isolated as the metal independently by Friedrich Wöhler and A.A. Bussy in 1828. Source:...
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Friedrich Wöhler is 210 years old (birthdate: July 31, 1800).