Postcard from Paul Pfeiffer to Georg Bredig, March 1901

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Paul Pfeiffer (1875-1951), a German chemist, thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for sending his habilitation thesis "Anorganische Fermente" (Inorganic Ferments). In many Germanophone countries, a habilitation is a post-doctoral degree intended to demonstrate a scholar's capacity for research in his or her field and is usually required to attain the rank of professor. Pfeiffer additionally congratulates Bredig on his marriage to Rosa Bredig (1873-1933) in 1901 and mentions his own plans to marry and complete a habilitation.