Hofmann & Formaldehyde

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August Wilhelm von Hofmann (8 April 1818 – 5 May 1892) the German chemist became the first director of the Royal College of Chemistry, London, 1845 - 64.

Formaldehyde was first reported in 1859 by Alexander Mikhailovich Butlerov when he attempted to synthesise methylene glycol. However, formaldehyde wasn’t conclusively identified until 1868, by Hofmann who then had returned to Germany.

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