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Letter from Max Bredig to Ilse Wolfsberg, June 15, 1941
- 1941-Jun-15
Max Bredig (1902-1977) informs Ilse Wolfsberg that he inquired about immigration opportunities in Cuba for her fiancé, Fritz Hochwald, who is in an internment camp in Spain.
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Letter from Anny van der Sluys to Max Bredig, September 21, 1945
- 1945-Sep-21
Anny van der Sluys, a Dutch antifascist resistance member and humanitarian, thanks Max Bredig (1902-1977) for his correspondence and a recent package that he sent her. She informs Bredig that she has not heard anything…
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Letter from František Wald to Georg Bredig, February 1899
- 1899-Feb-01
Frantisek Wald (1861-1931), a Czech chemist, provides his opinion on the burgeoning field of physical chemistry in a letter to his colleague, Georg Bredig (1868-1944).
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President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology Oral History Project
This oral history collection features interviews with former members of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), a federal advisory committee of preeminent scientists and engineers…
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Letter from Arnold Sommerfeld to Georg Bredig. October 1911
- 1911-Oct-09
Arnold Sommerfeld (1868-1951), a German theoretical physicist, requests that Georg Bredig (1868-1944) write an article on physical chemistry for a forthcoming mathematical physics encyclopedia. The article was delayed…
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Ueber die Verschiebungen der Bande bei 3883 Å im Sonnenspektrum
- On the Shifts of the Band at 3883 Å in the Solar Spectrum
- 1914-Nov-05
Karl Schwarzschild (1873-1916), a German physicist and astronomer, provides his initial reflections on Einstein's field equations of general relativity, which he completed while serving in the army during the First…
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Letter from Viktor Rothmund to Georg Bredig, November 1918
- 1918-Nov-24
Viktor Rothmund (1870-1927), a German chemist working in Prague, describes the perilous state of scientific activities at his university after the ravages of the First World War. He additionally mentions that he hopes…
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Letter from Viktor Rothmund to Georg Bredig
- 1910s
Viktor Rothmund (1870-1927), a German chemist, discusses colloidal solutions with his colleague, Georg Bredig (1868-1944), and mentions how the field of physical chemistry is negatively perceived at the University of…
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Postcard from S. Ethre to Georg Bredig, September 1926
- 1926-Sep-01
A colleague of Georg Bredig (1868-1944) thanks him for sending his rectorate speech, "Denkmethoden der Chemie" (Methods of Thought in Chemistry), which Bredig gave while serving as rector of the Technical University of…
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Ethre, S.
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Thank-you notes, Speeches
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Postcard from Bernhard Tollens to Georg Bredig, February 1901
- 1901-Feb-25
Bernhard Tollens (1841-1918) 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…
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Postcard from Heinrich Wieland to Georg Bredig, December 1922
- 1922-Dec-12
Heinrich Wieland (1877-1957), a German chemist and the winner of the 1927 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his research into bile acids, thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for his hospitality. Wieland is visiting Karlsruhe to…
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Creator Of Work Wieland, H. (Heinrich), 1877-1957
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Wieland, H. (Heinrich), 1877-1957, Nobel Prize winners, Thank-you notes
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Letter from Max Bredig to Georg Bredig, December 9, 1939
- 1939-Dec-09
In a letter to his father, Georg Bredig (1868-1944), Max Bredig (1902-1977) discusses Georg's upcoming departure to the U.S.A and possible immigration opportunities in South America for his sister and brother-in-law,…
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Portrait of young Georg Bredig
- Circa 1872
A carte de visite of Georg Bredig (1868-1944) as a young child in what is today Głogów, Poland. From 1871 to 1919 the city was part of Germany.
Young Bredig is posed standing among ornate furniture with a tyrolean hat…
- Photographer Noack, H.
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Children
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Letter from Anny van der Sluys to Hans Jolowicz, July 19, 1945
- 1945-Jul-19
Anny van der Sluys, a Dutch antifascist resistance member and humanitarian, informs Hans Jolowicz of the tragic deaths of his sister, Eva Jolowicz Schnell (1913-1944), and brother-in-law, Alfred Schnell (1900-1944).…
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Letter from Anny van der Sluys to the Schnell family, July 9, 1945
- 1945-Jul-09
Anny van der Sluys, a Dutch antifascist resistance member and humanitarian, informs the Schnell family of the tragic deaths of their family members, Alfred Schnell (1900-1944), and his wife, Eva Jolowicz Schnell…
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Note written by Max Bredig
- 1940s
Max Bredig (1902-1977) writes a note to himself regarding the U.S. State Department's procedure on applying for a new American visa. He forwarded this information to Ilse Wolfsberg, the fiancé of his former colleague,…
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Letter from Marianne Homburger to Max Bredig, September 21, 1937
- 1937-Sep-21
Marianne Homburger (1903-1986) tells her brother, Max Bredig (1902-1977), the household items that were packed and picked up from their home in Karlsruhe, Germany. She additionally mentions various bedlinens and…
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Letter from Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, September 1, 1937
- 1937-Sep-01
Georg Bredig (1868-1944) encourages his son, Max Bredig (1902-1977), to immediately immigrate to the United States as persecution worsens for German Jewish citizens under the Third Reich.
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Postcard from Richard Adolf Zsigmondy to Georg Bredig
- 1925-Sep-18
Richard Adolf Zsigmondy (1865 – 1929), an Austrian chemist and the winner of the 1925 Nobel Prize for Chemistry, thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944), for his correspondence and informs him that he does not have copies of a…
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Thank you note from Arthur Drews to Georg Bredig, November 1925
- 1925-Nov-28
Arthur Drews (1865-1935) thanks his colleague, Georg Bredig (1868-1944), for wishing him well on his sixtieth birthday.
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Drews, Arthur, 1865-1935
- Subject Drews, Arthur, 1865-1935, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
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Postcard from Heike Kamerlingh Onnes to Georg Bredig, June 1920
- 1920-Jun-10
Heike Kamerlingh Onnes (1853-1926), a Dutch physicist and Nobel laureate, congratulates Georg Bredig (1868-1944) on becoming a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences.
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Postcard from Carl Neuberg to Georg Bredig, September 1912
- 1912-Sep-12
Carl Neuberg (1877-1956), a German biochemist, thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for sending him a scientific paper, which will be typeset.
Neuberg was an early pioneer of modern biochemistry, the director of the Kaiser…
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Neuberg, Carl, 1877-1956
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Neuberg, Carl, 1877-1956, Science publishing
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Letter from Otto Wiener to Georg Bredig, October 1925
- 1925-Oct-23
Otto Wiener (1862-1927), a German physicist, thanks his colleague, Georg Bredig (1864-1944), for an invitation to tea but declines because he will not be present in Karlsruhe. He additionally mentions that he hopes to…
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Creator Of Work Wiener, Otto, 1862-1927
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
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Postcard from Wilhelm Meyerhoffer to Georg Bredig, August 1905
- 1905-Aug-22
Wilhelm Meyerhoffer (1864-1906), a German chemist who worked with Jacobus Henricus van't Hoff at the University of Amsterdam, informs Georg Bredig (1868-1944) that he has received Bredig's letters and a scientific…
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Meyerhoffer, Wihelm, 1864-1906
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Manuscripts, Chemistry
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Postcard from Josef Forster to Georg Bredig, January 1900
- 1900-Jan-09
Josef Forster (1844-1910), a German physician, thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for sending his habilitation thesis "Anorganische Fermente" (Inorganic Ferments). In many Germanophone countries, a habilitation is a…
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Forster, Josef
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Chemistry, Enzymes, Universität Leipzig (1409-1953), Dissertations, Academic