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Postcard from Wilhelm Ostwald to Georg Bredig, April 1925

  • 1925-Apr-14

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Short note from Wilhelm Ostwald (1853-1932) to Georg Bredig (1868-1944).

Wilhelm Ostwald (1853-1932) was a German chemist and philosopher. In 1909 he received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on catalysis and for his investigations into the fundamental principles governing chemical equilibria and rates of reaction.

Ostwald, along with Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff (1852-1911), Walther Nernst (1864-1941), and Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927), is considered one of the founding fathers of the field of physical chemistry. When he retired in 1906 Ostwald studied art, philosophy, and politics.

Georg Bredig studied under Ostwald and became his student assistant. While assisting Ostwald, Bredig worked on colloidal metals and their catalytic properties.

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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 I: Georg Bredig Correspondence File, 1891-1944
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  • Box 2, Folder 33

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Ostwald, Wilhelm. “Postcard from Wilhelm Ostwald to Georg Bredig, April 1925,” April 14, 1925. Papers of Georg and Max Bredig, Box 2, Folder 33. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/ff2lbi4.

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Image 1

[left margin]

Absender

Prof. Dr. G. Bredig
Karlsruhe i. B.
Wendtstrasse 19

[right margin]

POSTKARTE [stamp]

Herrn Professor
Dr. G. Bredig.
in Karlsruhe i.B.
Wendtstrasse 19

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Lieber Kollege Bredig: Es wird mir und meiner Frau eine sehr grosse Freude sein, Sie nach so langer Zeit wiederzusehen.

Ihr ganz ergebener,
W Ostwald

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Image 1

[left margin]

Sender

Prof. Dr. G. Bredig
Karlsruhe in Baden
Wendtstrasse 19

[right margin]

POSTCARD [stamp]

Professor
Dr. G. Bredig.
in Karlsruhe in Baden
Wendtstrasse 19

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Dear Colleague: My wife and I are pleased to see you again after such a long time.

Yours truly,
W. Ostwald

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