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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
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Letter from Fritz Haber to Georg Bredig, January 1900
- 1900-Jan-28
Fritz Haber (1868-1934), a German chemist and 1918 winner of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry, updates his colleague, Georg Bredig (1868-1944), on the current status of his chloride chemistry research, including an…
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Letter from Hans Bunte to Georg Bredig, January 1900
- 1900-Jan-14
Hans Bunte (1848-1925), a German chemist and professor at the Technical University of Karlsruhe, thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for sending his habilitation thesis "Anorganische Fermente" (Inorganic Ferments), and…
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Bunte, Hans, 1848-1925
- Subject Bunte, Hans, 1848-1925, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Dissertations, Academic
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Letter from Hans Bunte to Georg Bredig, February 1901
- 1901-Feb-20
Hans Bunte (1848-1925), a German chemist and professor in Karlsruhe, thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for sharing his scientific work.
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Bunte, Hans, 1848-1925
- Subject Bunte, Hans, 1848-1925, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
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Letter from Max Bredig to Georg Bredig, October 24, 1937
- 1937-Oct-24
Max Bredig (1902-1977) updates his father, Georg Bredig (1868-1944), on his personal and professional life at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the fall of 1937. Max recently emigrated from Germany to…
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, University of Michigan, Jews, German
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Letter from Max Bredig to Georg Bredig, October 18, 1937
- 1937-Oct-18
Max Bredig (1902-1977) tells his father, Georg Bredig (1868-1944), about his first days at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan after emigrating from Germany under the Third Reich. Max decided to move to…
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Photograph album belonging to Max Albert Bredig
- Circa 1925 – 1927
An album belonging to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977), the majority of which contains photographs of Max with his family and friends participating in leisure activities such as hiking and boating. Notably, there is a…
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Dynamite Stories and Some Interesting Facts about Explosives
- 1916
Hudson Maxim (1853-1927), was a U.S. inventor and chemist who invented a variety of explosives, including smokeless gunpowder. His autobiographical work begins with an introduction to explosives, a discussion of the…
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Louis Pasteur, Benefactor de la Humanidad
- Louis Pasteur, Benefactor of Humanity
- 1956-May-10
The colorful letterpress halftone illustrations of this comic book tell a biographical account of the life and accomplishments of Louis Pasteur (1822-1895).
This work is part of the 1956 comic series, Vidas Ilustres.…
- Publisher Organización Editorial Novaro
- Subject Pasteur, Louis, 1822-1895, Vaccination, Comic books, strips, etc.
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Oral history interview with Barbara Panning
- 2008-Aug-27 – 2008-Aug-28
Barbara Panning was born in Switzerland, one of three children. The family moved to Toronto, Canada, when Barbara was a young child, but Barbara continued to summer in Switzerland. She had an idyllic childhood and…
- Interviewee Panning, Barbara, 1963-
- Interviewer Domush, Hilary
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Panning, Barbara, 1963-, Women in science, Molecular biology, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Biochemists, X chromosome, Cytology, DNA--Research, Emigration and immigration
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31 itemsExhibitions
Science at Play
Select digitized items from the exhibition Science at Play, on view in our Hach Gallery from October 2, 2015 through October 8, 2016, and available as a digital exhibition.
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26 itemsExhibitions
Age of Alchemy
Select digitized works from the exhibition, Age of Alchemy, on view in the Hach Gallery from May 2018 to July 2021.