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Development of formaldehyde.
Date: 1869
Pharmaceutical industry
Medical system (Western medicine)
Death/dying/deceased
History of science
August Wilhelm von Hofmann discovers formaldehyde and its use as a preservative. The development of formaldehyde allows for large-scale, cheap, and lasting embalming.
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