Postcard from Jacobus H. van 't Hoff to Georg Bredig, November 1903
- 1903-Nov-21
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Small JPG1200 x 805px — 173 KBLarge JPG2880 x 1931px — 958 KBFull-sized JPG3538 x 2372px — 1.4 MBOriginal fileTIFF — 3538 x 2372px — 24.1 MBJacobus van't Hoff (1852-1911), a Dutch physical chemist, writes to his colleague, Georg Bredig (1868-1944), to inform him of a repair status for laboratory equipment. Van't Hoff additionally conveys greetings from a fellow chemist, Meyerhoff.
Van't Hoff is considered one of the founding fathers of physical chemistry. In 1901, van’t Hoff received the first Nobel prize in Chemistry “in recognition of the extraordinary services he has rendered by the discovery of the laws of chemical dynamics and osmotic pressure in solutions.” In 1894, Georg Bredig completed a portion of his post-doctoral work in van’t Hoff’s laboratory in Amsterdam.
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Hoff, J. H. van 't (Jacobus Henricus). “Postcard from Jacobus H. Van 't Hoff to Georg Bredig, November 1903,” November 21, 1903. Papers of Georg and Max Bredig, Box 2, Folder 1. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/kjx4dv4.
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Postkarte [stamps]
An Herrn Prof. Dr. Georg Bredig.
in Heidelberg.
Wohnung Rohrbacherstraße 70.
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Hochverehrter Herr Kollege!
Heute wurde Ihnen zugesandt was auch von ihm verlangte Reparatur gelingt desg. dieselben ersetzen kann. Machen Sie es den geologischen Justizen nicht zu schwierig. Meyerhoffer läßt vielmals grüßen. Herzlichst
J. van’t Hoff
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Postcard [stamps]
To: Professor Dr. Georg Bredig
in Heidelberg
Residence: Rohrbacherstraße 70
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Dear Colleague,
Today, you were sent the repair that he requested, which can likewise be replaced. Don’t make it too difficult for the geological authorities. Meyerhoff says hello.
Cordially,
J. van’t Hoff
