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Portrait of Theodor Curtius, 1910

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Portrait of Theodor Curtius (1857-1928) taken at E. Schultze photography studio.

Throughout his career, Curtius was a professor of chemistry at the University of Heidelberg, the director of the analytical chemistry department at the University of Erlangen, and a chair of chemistry at the University of Kiel. He defined the Curtius rearrangement in 1890 and discovered diazoacetic acid, hydrazine, and hydrazoic acid later in his career.

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  • 10.5 cm W x 16.5 cm H
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute
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  • Council on Library and Information Resources

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  • Series IV – Photographic Materials, 1894-1930
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  • Box 21

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Kögel, Max. “Portrait of Theodor Curtius, 1910,” 1910. Papers of Georg and Max Bredig, Box 21. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/bcs3loz.

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