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Search within the Papers of Georg and Max Bredig
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Letter from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, July 1890
- 1890-Jul-02
Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927), a Swedish chemist and the Nobel Prize Winner for Chemistry in 1903, explains to his friend and colleague Georg Bredig (1868-1944) his method for obtaining mathematical calculations for an…
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Letter from István Bugarszky to Georg Bredig, March 1897
- 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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Letter from Richard Adolf Zsigmondy to Georg Bredig, October 1905
- 1905-Oct-23
In a letter to Georg Bredig (1868-1944), the Austrian chemist, Richard Adolf Zsigmondy (1865-1929), discusses his recent work in the field of colloidal chemistry. In 1925, Zsigmondy was awarded the Nobel Prize in…
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Letter from Paul Walden to Georg Bredig, December 1899
- 1899-Dec-31 – 1900-Jan-02
Paul Walden (1863-1957), a German-Latvian chemist known for his work in stereochemistry, thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for sending his treatise "Ueber anorganische Fermente" ("On Inorganic Ferments"). Walden…
- Author Walden, Paul, 1863-1957
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Fermentation, Walden, Paul, 1863-1957
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Postcard from F. Rosner to Georg Bredig, April 1901
- 1901-Apr-30
A colleague thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for an announcement.
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
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Letter from Alfred Stern to Georg and Rosa Bredig, November 1921
- 1921-Nov-25
Alfred Stern, a historian in Zurich, thanks Georg and Rosa Bredig for congratulating him on his birthday.
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Stern, Alfred, 1846-1936
- Subject Stern, Alfred, 1846-1936, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
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Postcard from Richard Willstätter to Georg Bredig, January 1921
- 1921-Jan-30
Richard Willstätter (1872-1942), a German organic chemist and recipient of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1915, offers to send Georg Bredig (1868-1944) a copy of a dissertation on catalase.
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Letter from Clemens Winkler to Georg Bredig, February 1901
- 1901-Feb-19 – 1901-Feb-19
Clemens Winkler (1838-1903), 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…
- Author Winkler, Clemons, 1838-1904
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Winkler, Clemens Alexander, 1838-1904, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
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Letter from Clemens Winkler to Georg Bredig, December 1900
- 1900-Dec-10 – 1900-Dec-10
Clemens Winkler (1838-1904), a German chemist known for his discovery of the element germanium, thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for sending his treatise "Ueber anorganische Fermente" (On Inorganic Ferments), which was…
- Author Winkler, Clemons, 1838-1904
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Winkler, Clemens Alexander, 1838-1904
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Letter from Rudolf Wegscheider to Georg Bredig, September 1920
- 1920-Sep-05
Rudolf Wegscheider (1859-1935), an Austrian chemist, thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for wishing him well on his sixtieth birthday. Wegscheider additionally laments turning older and the economic consequences of the…
- Author Wegscheider, Rudolf, 1859-1935
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, World War (1914-1918), Wegscheider, Rudolf
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Testimony from Ilse Wolfsberg on behalf of Fritz Hochwald, January 15, 1941
- 1941-Jan-15
Ilse Wolfsberg requests help in acquiring an American visa for her fiancé, Fritz Hochwald (1897-1968). Hochwald is interned at the Miranda de Ebro concentration camp in Spain.
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Note written by Max Bredig regarding Paul Homburger's Letter, January 1941
- Undated
Max Bredig (1902-1977) copies an excerpt of a letter written by Paul Homburger, the brother-in-law of Max's sister, Marianne Homburger (1903-1987), from the Gurs concentration camp.
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Letter from Ilse Wolfsberg to Max Bredig, January 2, 1942
- 1942-Jan-02
Ilse Wolfsberg requests that Max Bredig (1902-1977) assist with a patent application for her fiancé, Fritz Hochwald. Hochwald, a former colleague of Bredig at the Bavarian Nitrogen Works, is currently interned at the…
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Letter from Ilse Wolfsberg to Max Bredig, June 26, 1941
- 1941-Jun-26
In a letter to Max Bredig (1902-1977) sent from Washington D.C., Ilse Wolfsberg describes her efforts to help her fiancé, Fritz Hochwald (1897-1968), immigrate to the U.S.A. Hochwald, who is Jewish and was recently…
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Correspondence between Max Bredig and Alfred Schnell, Spring 1942
- 1942
Note containing drafts of Red Cross messages sent between Max Bredig (1902-1977) and his former colleague and friend, Alfred Schnell (1900-1944), in the spring of 1942. Schnell and his wife, Eva, fled Nazi-occupied…
- Author Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Addressee Schnell, Alfred, 1900-1944
- Subject Schnell, Alfred, 1900-1944, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
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Correspondence between Max Bredig and Alfred Schnell, August 27, 1942
- 1942-Aug-27
Note containing drafts of Red Cross messages sent between Max Bredig (1902-1977) and his former colleague and friend, Alfred Schnell (1900-1944), in the summer of 1942. Schnell and his wife, Eva, fled Nazi-occupied…
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Letter from Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, February 20, 1939
- 1939-Feb-20
In a letter to his son, Max Bredig (1902-1977), Georg Bredig (1868-1944) discusses the industrial uses of vanadium and encourages his son not to complete an affidavit for relatives of Rosa Bredig, the Gebhardt family.…
- Author Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Third Reich, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Jews, German
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Letter from Marianne and Viktor Homburger to Georg and Max Bredig, December 30, 1940
- Circa 1940
In this letter from Marianne and Viktor Homburger to Georg and Max Bredig written in the Gurs concentration camp, the couple describe how they celebrated the New Year, provide updates on packages and correspondence,…
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Letter from Kasimir Fajans to Max Bredig, December 9, 1940
- 1937-Dec-09 (Written)
- 1937-Dec-11 (Received)
Kasimir Fajans (1887-1975) informs Max Bredig (1902-1977) of a possible way to facilitate the release of his sister and brother-in-law, Marianne Homburger (1903-1987) and Viktor Homburger (1888-1968), from the Gurs…
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Letter from Kasimir Fajans to Max Bredig, September 29, 1927
- 1927-Sep-29
In a letter to Max Bredig (1902-1977), Kasimir Fajans (1887-1975), a Polish chemist and the director of the chemistry department at the University of Munich, discusses upcoming plans for Max's arrival at Fajans'…
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Letter from Max Bredig to Ilse Wolfsberg, March 31, 1942
- 1942-Mar-31
Max Bredig (1902-1977) updates Ilse Wolfsberg on his efforts to assist her fiancé and Bredig's former colleague, the patent attorney Fritz Hochwald (1897-1968), immigrate to the U.S.A. Hochwald is currently interned in…
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Postcard from Marianne Homburger to Max Bredig, November 8, 1938
- 1938-Nov-08
Marianne Homburger (1903-1986) asks her brother, Max Bredig (1902-1977), to confirm that he received her postcards and baked goods.
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Postcard from Marianne Homburger to Max Bredig, August 27, 1938
- 1938-Aug-27
Marianne Homburger (1903-1987) asks her brother, Max Bredig (1902-1977), if he received household items and clothing that she sent to him.
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Letter from Marianne Homburger to Georg and Max Bredig, May 7, 1941
- 1941-May-07
Marianne Homburger (1903-1987) asks her father, Georg Bredig (1868-1944), and brother, Max Bredig (1902-1977), to forward a letter to friends. She additionally provides an update on her efforts to secure immigration…
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Note by Max Bredig about Marianne and Viktor Homburger, October 25, 1940
- 1940-Oct-25
A note by Max Bredig (1902-1977) regarding topics to include in a letter to Viktor Homburger (1888-1968) and Marianne Homburger (1903-1987), including legal authorization, letters from the Homburger children, and the…