In 1787, Antoine   Laurent Lavoisier thought aluminum was an oxide of an undiscovered metal.   However, a German chemist by the name of Friedrich Wohler is generally   credited for the discovery in 1827 in New Berlin for having isolated the   metal even though an impure form was prepared by Hans Oersted two years   earlier. Wohler used … Read more

Lavosier discovered it in 1877. However, Wohler is generally credited in 1827 for having isolated the metal although an impure form was prepared by Oersted two years earlier