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Portrait of Theodor von Grotthuss

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Theodor von Grotthuss was a German chemist from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. He is recognized for developing the first theory of electrolysis in 1806 and defining the first law of photochemistry in 1817. Grotthuss' insights into the mechanism of proton transport are still utiilized in modern membrane biochemistry and physics.

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  • 16.75 cm W x 24.5 cm H
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute
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  • Translated by Jocelyn R. McDaniel
  • Transcribed by Jocelyn R. McDaniel
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  • Council on Library and Information Resources

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  • Series I: Georg Bredig Papers, 1891-1944
  • Series I: Sub-Series II: Georg Bredig Subject File, 1900-1944
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  • Box 4, Folder 4

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Meisenbach Riffarth & Company. “Portrait of Theodor Von Grotthuss.” Engelmann, Th. W. (Th. Wilhelm), n.d. Papers of Georg and Max Bredig, Box 4, Folder 4. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/7kb0v7k.

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Theodor v. Grotthuß

Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann in Leipzig.

Hel. Meisenbach Riffarth & Co. Berlin

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Theodor von Grotthuß

Published by Wilhelm Engelmann in Leipzig

Photograph by Meisenbach Riffarth & Co. in Berlin

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