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Portrait of August Wilhelm von Hofmann

  • 1902

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August Wilhelm von Hofmann was born on April 8, 1818. He studied under Justus von Liebig (1803-1873) and was the mentor of Fritz Haber (1868-1934) and William Henry Perkin (1838-1907). He was an organic chemist specializing in aniline and naptha. The Hofmann rearrangement, the Hofmann elimination, and the Hofmann–Löffler reaction were all the results of his research. He died on May 5, 1892.

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  • 20 cm W x 27.5 cm H
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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 arrangement
  • Series I: Georg Bredig Papers, 1891-1944
  • Series I: Sub-Series II: Georg Bredig Subject File, 1900-1944
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  • Box 4, Folder 4

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“Portrait of August Wilhelm Von Hofmann,” 1902. Papers of Georg and Max Bredig, Box 4, Folder 4. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/m6cis8h.

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A.W. Hofmann

Beilage Nr. 1 zu Heft Nr. 1 der „Zeitschrift für Farben- und Textil-Chemie.“ 1902.

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A.W. Hofmann

Supplement No. 1 to Issue No. 1 of the “Journal of Color and Textile Chemistry.” 1902.

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