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Letter from Walther Hempel to Georg Bredig

  • 1901-Feb-24

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Walther Hempel (1851-1916), a German chemist, thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for sending his habilitation thesis "Anorganische Fermente" (Inorganic Ferments). In many Germanophone countries, a habilitation is a post-doctoral degree intended to demonstrate a scholar's capacity for research in his or her field and is usually required to attain the rank of professor.

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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute
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  • Translated by Jocelyn R. McDaniel
  • Transcribed by Gudrun Dauner
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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 Correspondence File, 1891-1944
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  • Box 1, Folder 57

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Hempel, Walther. “Letter from Walther Hempel to Georg Bredig,” February 24, 1901. Papers of Georg and Max Bredig, Box 1, Folder 57. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/ethe99f.

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Dresden den 24. Februar 1901.

Sehr geehrter Herr Doctor.

Ihre ausgezeichnete Abhandlung über „Anorganische Fermente“ habe ich mit großem Interesse gelesen. Sie haben eine Reihe sehr merkwürdiger Beziehungen klar gelegt, die in überraschendem Maße scheinbar ganz verschiedene Vorgänge verknüpfen.

Vielen Dank für die Zusendung.

Ihr sehr ergebener,
D. Walther Hempel.

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Dresden, February 24, 1901

Dear Dr. Bredig,

I read your excellent treatise on “Inorganic Ferments” with great interest. You have articulated a number of distinct relationships which, to a surprising degree, apparently link together very different chemical processes.

Thank you for sending this.

Sincerely,
D. Walther Hempel

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