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Letter from Carl Duisberg to Georg Bredig

  • 1925-Oct-25

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Thank you note from Carl Duisberg (1861-1935) to Georg Bredig (2868-1944). Duisberg, a prominent German chemist and industrialist, was the CEO of Bayer AG from 1900 until 1912 when he became Managing Director of the company. Duisberg later worked with Carl Bosch (1874-1940) to found I.G. Farbenindustrie AG.

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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 Subject File, 1900-1944
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  • Box 1, Folder 34

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Duisberg, Carl. “Letter from Carl Duisberg to Georg Bredig,” October 25, 1925. Papers of Georg and Max Bredig, Box 1, Folder 34. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/q01ms6l.

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PROF. DR. C. DUISBERG
GEHEIMER REGIERUNGSRAT

LEVERKUSEN 25 OKTOBER 1925
BEI KÖLN A. RH.

Herr Professor Dr. Bredig & Frau Gemahlin dankt Dr. C. Duisberg für die freundliche Einlandung zum Thee am Freitag den 30 d.M. 5 – und von ihr gern folgen.

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PROF. DR. C. DUISBERG
SECRET GOVERNMENT COUNCIL

LEVERKUSEN, 25 OCTOBER 1925
NEAR COLOGNE ON THE RHINE

Dear Professor Dr. Bredig and Mrs. Bredig,

Dr. C. Duisberg thanks you for the kind invitation to tea on Friday the 30th of October at 5pm and will gladly accept.

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