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Thank you card from Johanna Duisberg with a portrait of Carl Duisberg, 1935

  • 1935-Mar

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Johanna Duisberg and her children convey their gratitude for the condolences received upon the death of their husband and father, Carl Duisberg (1861-1935). Carl Duisberg was a prominent German chemist and industrialist who worked at Bayer AG. In 1949, the Carl Duisberg Society (Carl Duisberg Gesellschaft), named in Duisberg's honor, was founded to help education initiatives in developing countries.

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  • 42.5 cm W x 16 cm H (unfolded)
  • 21.5 cm W x 16 cm H (folded)
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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: Sub-Series I: Georg Bredig Correspondence File, 1891-1944
  • Series I: Sub-Series II. Georg Bredig Subject File, 1900-1944
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  • Box 4, Folder 41

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Duisberg, Johanna. “Thank You Card from Johanna Duisberg with a Portrait of Carl Duisberg, 1935,” March 1935. Papers of Georg and Max Bredig, Box 4, Folder 41. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/gkay1cz.

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Die Liebe, die mich beim letzten Geleit meines Mannes umgab, herzliche Worte geistiger Trost, Blumengrüße und ehrendes Gedenken, erwidern meine Kinder und ich aus dankbarem Herzen. Jeder der meinen Mann und unseren Vater liebten, steht unserem Herzen nahe.

Frau Johanna Duisberg

Leverkusen im März, 1935

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My children and I would like to convey our gratitude for the love that surrounded me during my husband’s funeral, the heartfelt messages that provided spiritual solace, the flowers, and the honorable memorial. Everyone who loved my husband and our father remains close to our hearts.

Mrs. Johanna Duisberg

Leverkusen in March, 1935

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