Letter from Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, June 20, 1936
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Bredig, Georg. “Letter from Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, June 20, 1936,” June 20, 1936. Papers of Georg and Max Bredig, Box 7, Folder 12. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/agj1p3t.
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20.6.36. Karlsruhe (Baden)
Bahnhofstr.14
T. 1068.
Lieber Max!
Du sollst doch auch in London möglich bald nach Deiner Ankunft einen herzlichen Gruss von Deinem Vater haben. Hoffentlich war die Seereise schön u. hast Du nur gut und grosse Eindrücke von der Weltstadt, der grossen Nation, dem freien Lande u. dem Fachkongress. Sei nur nicht schüchtern u. rede offen mit Jedem, den Du sprichst. Pflege auch das rein Menschliche u. sei nicht vor Bescheidenheit unhöflich u. verschlossen. – Mir sind noch folgende Adressen eingefallen:
Dr. Henry Thornton Calvert, Ministry of Health, Whitehall S.W.1., London, promoviert bei mir in Leipzig über Ionen der H2O2.
Dr. Sydney Carter, 21. Melstock Road, King’s Health, Birmingham, arbeitete in Klrh. Bei mir über katalyt. Reduction des NaHCO3 zu Formiat.
Prof. Jos. Edw. Coates, University College in Swansea, arbeitete bei Haber (über Flammen?)
Dr. Harry Medforth Dawson, arbeitete bei Ostwald u. van’t Hoff zu meiner Zeit, jetzt in Leeds, University.
Prof. Henry Georg Denham, Christchurch-College, Neuseeland, promovierte bei mir in Heidelberg über Pt. Katalyse bei Ti*** + H* = Ti**** + ½ H2, ist jetzt in Cambridge zusammen mit Fajans, schrieb mir von dort kürzlich.
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Sir Harold Hartley, 14. North Court, Wood Street, Westminster, S.W.1, ist Oxforder Prof., ultraviolette Sprectren von Laborlösungen etc., war hier auf Bunsen-Tagung 1933, hat grosse Stellung bei Middland Railway Laboratorien.
Dr. George Senter, Birbeck College, Breams Building, Chancery Lane, E.C.4., promoviert ca. 1900 bei Ostwald über Katalaseferment.
Grüsse all gute Bekannte, auch obige Herren, von mir, natürlich auch Polanyi, Fajans Freundlich etc., wenn Du sie siehst, ebenso H. Mark, Nord, u. H.H.F.
Sonst gibt es nichts Neues. Gestern war ich bei Mittasch in Heidelberg, wo wir viel über Biologische Katalyse sprachen, gelegentlich auch von Dir, aber es war nichts Bestimmtes zu erfahren. Frankenburger geht vermutlich auch nach U.S.A., aber im Dienste der I.G. (?) Das ist aber auch noch unsicher. Wenn Du in Holland Fachgenossen siehst: (Jaeger u. Lipschitz Groningen, Cohen u. Kruyt-Utrecht, Jorissen-Leiden u.A.), so grüsse sie herzlich von mir, natürlich auch Gustav u. Frau u. Schnell.
Herzl. Grüsse von Vater
Schreibe öfter, wenn auch nur kurz oder Postkarten!
Hier ist es jetzt sehr heiss.
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Sorge dafür, dass man beim Vorstellen Deinen Namen genau versteht, am besten durch Visitenkarte, ev. mit Adresse.
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June 20, 1936, Karlsruhe (Baden)
Bahnhofstrasse 14
Telephone: 1068
Dear Max,
Soon after your arrival in London, you should receive a warm greeting letter from your father. I hope your sea voyage was pleasant and you only have positive and great impressions of the cosmopolitan city, the great nation, the free country, and the specialists’ convention. Don’t be shy and talk with everyone that you meet. Consider being social and don’t be rude or reserved out of modesty. The following addresses came to mind:
Dr. Henry Thornton Calvert, Ministry of Health, Whitehall S.W.1., London. He did his doctoral thesis with me in Leipzig on H2O2 ions.
Dr. Sydney Carter, 21 Melstock Road, King’s Health, Birmingham. He worked with me in Karlsruhe on the catalytic reduction of NaHCO3 to formate.
Professor Joseph Edward Coates, University College in Swansea. He worked with Haber (on flames?).
Dr. Harry Medforth Dawson. He worked with Ostwald and van’t Hoff in my day. He is now at Leeds University.
Prof. Henry Georg Denham, Christchurch-College, New Zealand. He did his doctoral thesis under me in Heidelberg on platinum catalysts with Ti*** + H* = Ti**** + ½ H2. He is now in Cambridge with Fajans and recently wrote to me briefly from there.
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Sir Harold Hartley, 14. North Court, Wood Street, Westminster, S.W.1, is a professor in Oxford. He works on ultraviolet spectra of laboratory solutions. He was here in 1933 at the Bunsen convention. He has a prominent position at Middland Railway Laboratories.
Dr. George Senter, Birbeck College, Breams Building, Chancery Lane, E.C.4. He did his doctoral thesis under Ostwald on catalase ferments around 1900.
Say hello to our good friends for me, especially the aforementioned gentleman, and Polanyi, Fajans Freundlich etc., if you seem them. Also say hello to H. Mark, Nord, and H.H.F.
Otherwise, there is nothing new to report. Yesterday, I visited Mittasch in Heidelberg. We discussed biological catalysts in depth and also talked occasionally about you. I didn’t hear about anything definite. Frankenburger is likely going to the U.S.A in the service of I.G. However, that is also uncertain. If you see the following colleagues in Holland (Jaeger and Lipschitz in Groningen, Cohen and Kruyt in Utrecht, and Jorissen in Leiden), as well as Gustav, his wife, and Schnell, tell them I said hello.
Warm regards,
Father
Write more often, albeit briefly, or postcards.
It is really hot here at the moment.
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Make sure that your name is clearly understood when you introduce yourself, preferably with a business card with your address.
