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Search within the Papers of Georg and Max Bredig
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Letter from Eduard Schär to Georg Bredig, February 1901
- 1901-Feb-19
Eduard Schär (1842-1913), a Swiss pharmacologist, thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for sending his habilitation thesis Anorganische Fermente (Inorganic Ferments). In many Germanophone countries, a habilitation is a…
- Author Schär, Eduard, 1842-1913
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Schär, Eduard, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Academic theses, Fermentation
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Letter from Karl Vossler to Georg Bredig, January 1927
- 1927-Jan-25
Karl Vossler (1872-1949), a German linguist and scholar of Romance languages at the University of Munich, thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for sending his rector's speech "Denkmethoden der Chemie" (Methods of Thought in…
- Author Vossler, Karl, 1872-1949
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Vossler, Karl, 1872-1949, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Speeches
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Letter from Johannes Stark to Georg Bredig, September 1913
- 1913-Sep-06
Johannes Stark (1874-1957), a German physicist and the 1919 winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics, thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for recommending a colleague for a professional opportunity. Stark mentions although the…
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Letter from Ernest Solvay to Georg Bredig, May 1918
- 1918-May-25
Ernest Solvay (1838-1922), a Belgian chemist, thanks Georg Bredig for his correspondence and expresses his mutual sadness about the travesties of the First World War.
- Author Solvay, Ernest, 1838-1922
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Solvay, Ernest, 1838-1922, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, World War (1914-1918)
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Letter from Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, November 20, 1937
- 1937-Nov-20
Georg Bredig (1868-1944) asks his son, Max Bredig (1902-1977), if he should send Max's books and scientific journals to the U.S.A. Georg additionally offers Max practical advice on living in a cold climate and provides…
- Author Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Periodicals, Jews, German
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Letter from Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, February 14, 1935
- 1935-Feb-14
Georg Bredig (1868-1944) discusses financial matters with his son, Max Bredig (1902-1977), and mentions increasing antisemitism in the scientific community.
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Author Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Third Reich, Antisemitism, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
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Letter from Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, August 6, 1936
- 1936-Aug-06
Georg Bredig (1868-1944) provides feedback on an offer that his son, Max Bredig (1902-1977), has received to work in Sweden with the Swedish chemist, Olof Arrhenius (1895-1977). Olof Arrhenius was the oldest son of…
- Author Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Third Reich
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Letter from Hendrik Willem Bakhuis Roozeboom to Georg Bredig, January 1901
- 1901-Jan-07
Hendrik Willem Bakhuis Roozeboom (1854-1907, a Dutch chemist, requests that Georg Bredig (1868-1944) provide the results of an experiment performed at his laboratory in Leipzig.
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Letter from Hendrik Willem Bakhuis Roozeboom to Georg Bredig, April 1905
- 1905-Apr-14
Hendrik Willem Bakhuis Roozeboom (1854-1907), a Dutch chemist, updates Georg Bredig (1869-1944) on recent scientific studies of solid, liquid, and vapor phases.
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Grave of Rosa Bredig
- 1967-May
Color photograph showing the grave of Rosa née Fraenkel (1877-1933). Though little is known about Bredig as an individual, in 1901 she was married to physical chemist Georg Bredig (1868-1944) and had two children, Max…
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Max Bredig seated in office
- After 1937 – before 1949
Black and white photograph of Max Bredig (1902-1977) seated at a desk in an office at the University of Michigan. Max emigrated from Germany to the United States with the assistance of Kasimir Fajans (1887-1975) to…
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Affidavits of Support from Otto C. Warburg for Victor and Marianne Homburger
- 1940-Nov-13
Affidavits of support from Otto C. Warburg for Marianne Homburger (1903-1986) and her husband Victor Homburger (1888-1968).
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Max Bredig and motorcycle
- After 1930 – before 1937
A black and white photograph of Max Bredig (1902-1977) in a wooded area, leaning on his motorcycle with a sidecar. Max sold his motorcycle after he immigrated to the United States in 1937.
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Frau Ernestine Bredig
- After 1847 – before 1930
Seated black and white portrait of Frau Ernestine Bredig (1847-1930). Little is known about Bredig as an individual, except that she was the mother of physical chemist Georg Bredig (1868-1944).
- Subject Bredig, Ernestine, 1847-1930, Portraits
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Watersports at lake St. Wolfgang
- 1967
A color photograph depicting six people in front of Lake St. Wolfgang in St. Gilgen, Austria. A group of five stands in front of a sign advertising "wasserskischule / elektroboote 2 stufig" or "water ski school /…
- Subject Vacations, Water skiing, Austria--Wolfgangsee
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Rosa and Georg Bredig
- 1931-Apr
Black and white photograph of husband and wife Georg (1868-1944) and Rosa (1877-1933) Bredig. The couple sits on a rock formation. Behind them, there is a large body of water and a distant peninsula.
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Rosa and Max Bredig
- After 1915 – before 1933
Photograph of Rosa Bredig (1877-1933) standing against an outdoor wall with her son Max Bredig (1902-1977).
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Gurs Concentration Camp
- After 1944
Small black and white photos showing graves, memorials, and barracks at Gurs concentration camp.
- Creator Of Work Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986
- Subject Gurs (Concentration camp), Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945), Internment camps, Memorials, World War (1939-1945)
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Max and Lydia Bredig with Marianne and Viktor Homburger
- After 1943
Photograph of the Bredig family standing in the mountains. Pictured from left to right, are Viktor Homburger (1888-1968), Marianne Homburger née Bredig (1903-1986), Lydia Bredig née Levy, and Max Bredig (1902-1977). The…
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Portrait of Rosa Bredig
- 1925-Jun-13
A sepia-toned seated carte de visite portrait of Rosa Bredig née Fraenkel (1877-1933). Though little is known about Bredig as an individual, in 1901 she was married to physical chemist Georg Bredig (1868-1944) and had…
- Photographer Suck, Oscar
- Subject Bredig, Rosa, 1877-1933, Portraits, Carte de visite photographs
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Group portrait at Professor K. Hess' retirement party
- 1921-May
A group portrait of the attendees of a retirement celebration in Karlsruhe, Germany. Notably pictured is Georg Bredig (1868-1944), second row seated, seventh from left, and Max Bredig (1902-1977), back row standing,…
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Photograph album belonging to Max Albert Bredig
- 1927 – 1928
An album belonging to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977), the majority of which contains photographs of Max with his friends participating in leisure activities such as hiking and boating.
Max and his sister, Marianne…
- Creator Of Work Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Hiking, Sailing, Leisure
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Letter from Carl H. Pforzheimer & Co. the American Consul General, Marseilles, France
- 1940-Nov-13
Carl H. Pforzheimer & Company writes to the American Consul General in Marseilles, France, confirming that Otto C. Warburg is a salaried employee of the company. This letter was sent in tandem with Warburg's affidavit…
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Letter from Max Bredig to the British Consulate General, January 1939
- 1939-Jan-22
Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) asks the British Consul to allow intermediary admission to England while his father, Georg Bredig (1868-1944), waits for his immigration visa to the United States. Max tells the British…
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Letter from Max Bredig to the American consul, Stuttgart, December 18, 1938
- 1938-Dec-18
Affidavit submission from Max Bredig (1902-1977) for his father Georg Bredig (1868-1944). In the letter Max explains that his father is a professor of Physical Chemistry in Germany and how many people will be grateful…