About Magazine Podcasts Events
Museum Hours:Wednesday–Saturday, 10AM–5PM

Digital Collections

Photographs, Portraits

Portrait of Hans Fischer

  • Circa 1930

Rights

Unknown Rightsholder

Download all 2 images

PDFZIPof full-sized JPGs

Download selected image

Small JPG1200 x 1657px — 450 KBFull-sized JPG2830 x 3908px — 2.5 MBOriginal fileTIFF — 2830 x 3908px — 31.7 MB
View
Unknown
Rightsholder
PDF
Download PDF
ZIP
of full-sized JPGs
Download ZIP

Portrait of Hans Fischer (1881-1945), recipient of the 1930 Nobel Prize in chemistry for his work in determining the constitution of haemin and chlorophyll. Fischer was a German organic chemist and professor a the Technical University of Munich.

The caption beneath the photograph reads "Herzlichen dank für die freundlichen glückwünsche," or "Thank you very much for the kind congratulations."

Property Value
Place of creation
Format
Genre
Extent
  • 10.5 cm W x 15 cm H
Language
Subject
Rights In Copyright - Rights-holder(s) Unlocatable or Unidentifiable
Credit line
  • Courtesy of Science History Institute
Digitization funder
  • Council on Library and Information Resources

Institutional location

Department
Collection
Series arrangement
  • Series IV – Photographic Materials, 1894-1930
Physical container
  • Box 21

View collection guide View in library catalog

Related Items

Cite as

“Portrait of Hans Fischer,” circa 1930. Papers of Georg and Max Bredig, Box 21. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/m5o8aiz.

  Export citation (RIS) ?

This citation is automatically generated and may contain errors.

Rights

Unknown Rightsholder

Download selected image

Small JPG1200 x 867px — 95.7 KBLarge JPG2880 x 2082px — 553 KBFull-sized JPG3915 x 2830px — 996 KBOriginal fileTIFF — 3915 x 2830px — 31.8 MB

The Science History Institute recognizes there are materials in our collections that may be offensive or harmful, containing racist, sexist, Eurocentric, ableist, or homophobic language or depictions. The history of science is not exempt from beliefs or practices harmful to traditionally marginalized groups. The Institute is engaged in ongoing efforts to responsibly present and address the evidence of oppression and injustice inextricable from the history of science. If you would like to learn more about our ongoing efforts or if you encounter harmful, inaccurate, or insufficient descriptions, please contact us at digital@sciencehistory.org.