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Letter from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, December 1896
Box 1, Folder 4- 1896-Dec-25
Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for sending a drama for his students to perform and informs his colleague that he has been elected as the university rector in Stockholm. Arrhenius…
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Theodor Curtius in a chemistry laboratory
Box 26- 1897-Mar
A sepia-toned photograph depicting Theodor Curtius (1857-1928) examining a test tube in a chemistry lab. Throughout his career, Curtius was a professor of chemistry at the University of Heidelberg, the director of the…
- Subject Curtius, Theodor, 1857-1928, Laboratories, Chemists
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Letter from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, March 1897
Box 1, Folder 4- 1897-Mar-19
In a letter to Georg Bredig (1868-1944), Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) describes his scientific work on the Northern Lights, describes an apparatus for working with gelatinized solutions, and thanks Bredig for letting a…
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927
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Letter from István Bugarszky to Georg Bredig, March 1897
Box 2, Folder 27- 1897-Mar-31
In a letter to Georg Bredig (1868-1944), István Bugarszky (1868-1941), a Hungarian physical chemist, describes his research using electrometric and analytical methods to determine the coexisting quantities of ions at…
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Bugarszky, István, 1868-1941
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Bugarszky, István, 1868-1941
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Postcard from Walther Nernst to Georg Bredig, April 1897
Box 2, Folder 29- 1897-Apr-10
Walther Nernst (1864-1941), a German physical chemist and the winner of the 1920 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, informs Georg Bredig (1868-1944) that a publication from his institute is unlikely to conflict with Bredig's…
- Author Nernst, Walther, 1864-1941
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Nernst, Walther, 1864-1941, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Science publishing
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Letter from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, May 1897
Box 1, Folder 4- 1897-May-04
Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) writes to Georg Bredig (1868-1944) updating him on his latest work and the work of others. Arrhenius encourages Bredig’s work in equilibrium constants and electronic power.
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Postcard from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, July 1897
Box 1, Folder 5- 1897-Jul-09
Postcard from Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) to Georg Bredig (1868-1944) containing greetings and personal updates.
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927
- Subject Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Chemists, Nobel Prize winners
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Letter from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, July 21, 1897
Box 1, Folder 4- 1897-Jul-21
Letter from Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) to Georg Bredig (1868-1944) discussing personal and professional news. Names fellow chemists within Bredig and Arrhenius' circle such as Richard Abegg (1869-1910), Walther…
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Letter from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, October 29, 1897
Box 1, Folder 4- 1897-Oct-29
Correspondence from Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) to Georg Bredig (1868-1944) discussing Bredig's report in a journal about the thermal conductivity of ions and asks questions about his calculations.
At this time…
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Cover of Physikalische Kraftlinien
Box 4, Folder 30- 1898
Ostwald's Klassiker der exakten Wissenschaften is a German book series that contains important original works from all areas of natural sciences. It was founded in 1889 by the physical chemist Wilhelm Ostwald…
- Author Maxwell, James Clerk, 1831-1879
- Subject Periodicals, Physics, Maxwell, James Clerk, 1831-1879
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Faculty and students at the physical chemistry institute at Leipzig University
Box 26- 1898
Group photograph of the students and faculty of the physical chemistry institute at Leipzig university. In the middle of the group sits Wilhelm Ostwald (1853-1932) and to his right, Georg Bredig (1868-1944).
The…
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Holiday celebration at the University of Leipzig, 1898
Box 21- 1898
Photograph depicting a holiday celebration of the physical chemistry department at the University of Leipzig, 1898. The group of students and professors pose around a large table holding steins.
Georg Bredig…
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Photograph of a Christmas party at Leipzig
Box 22- 1898
Postcard featuring a group photograph of the 1898 Christmas party at the Physical Chemistry Institute, University of Leipzig.
- Subject Chemists, Universität Leipzig (1409-1953), Christmas, Parties
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Portrait of Jacobus van't Hoff
Box 4, Folder 41- Before 1898
Portrait of Jacobus Henricus van’t Hoff (1852-1911).
Van't Hoff is considered to be one of the founding fathers of physical chemistry. In 1901 van’t Hoff received the first Nobel prize in Chemistry “in recognition of…
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Postcard from Jacobus H. van 't Hoff to Georg Bredig, 1898
Box 2, Folder 28- 1898
Postcard from Jacobus H. van 't Hoff (1852-1911) to his friend and colleague, Georg Bredig (1868-1944), in which van't Hoff express his opinion on the work of their colleague. He humorously refers to himself as the…
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Letter from Jacobus H. van 't Hoff to Georg Bredig, July 1898
Box 2, Folder 1- 1898-Jul-02
Jacobus H. van't Hoff (1852-1911) accepts Georg Bredig's (1868-1944) offer to publish his essays from the Swedish academy into German.
Van't Hoff is considered to be one of the founding fathers of physical chemistry.…
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Letter from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, September 1898
Box 1, Folder 4- 1898-Sep-29
Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) writes to Georg Bredig (1868-1944) with an update on his newest piece, “On the Influence of Air Electricity on Physiological Conditions.” Arrhenius also writes of his new colleagues…
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Letter from Otto Pettersson to Georg Bredig
Box 2, Folder 35- 1898-Oct-05
Otto Pettersson (1848-1941), a Swedish chemist and oceanographer, writes to Georg Bredig (1868-1944) to inform him of the progress toward the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences' approval of the publication of a paper by…
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Letter from Otto Pettersson to Georg Bredig
Box 2, Folder 35- 1898-Oct-18
Otto Pettersson (1848-1941), a Swedish chemist and oceanographer, writes to Georg Bredig (1868-1944) to inform him that the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has approved the publication of a paper by Jacobus van't Hoff…
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Letter from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, December 11, 1898
Box 1, Folder 4- 1898-Dec-11
Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) discusses recent developments in physical chemistry with his friend and colleague, Georg Bredig (1868-1944). Arrhenius additionally inquires about the statutes of the Jablonowski foundation…
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927
- Subject Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Chemistry, Nobel Prizes
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Holiday party at the University of Leipzig
Box 26- 1899
Black and white photograph of the 1899 Christmas party for the Physical Chemistry Institute at the University of Leipzig.
Georg Bredig (1868-1944) has identified some of the men in the photograph as Frederick William…
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Physikalische-Chemischen Institut in Leipzig, c. 1899
Box 26- Circa 1899
Two copies of a group photograph depicting students and faculty of the Physical Chemistry Institute at the University of Leipzig.
In the front row, 4th from the left is Yukichi Osaka (1866-1950). Osaka was a Japanese…
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Portrait of Wilhelm Ostwald, 1899
Box 21- 1899
Carte de visite photograph of Wilhelm Ostwald (1853-1932), taken by Georg Brokesch's studio in Leipzig, Germany.
Ostwald was a German chemist and philosopher. In 1909, he received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his…
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Portrait of Yukichi Osaka
Box 21- Circa 1899
Yukichi Osaka was a Japanese physical chemist known for being a pioneer in his field and an avid supporter of the advancement of modern science in Japan. He was a student of Joji Sakurai (1853-1939), one of the first…
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Letter from Heinrich J. Goldschmidt to Georg Bredig, January 6, 1899
Box 1, Folder 47- 1899-Jan-06
Heinrich Goldschmidt (1857-1937), an Austrian chemist working in Norway, thanks Georg Bredig (1864-1944) for his holiday greetings and discusses the difficulty of understanding a scientific treatise.