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East German postage stamp commemorating August Kekule

  • 1979

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Stamp depicts August Kekule with the chemical structure of a benzene ring.

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  • Gerhard Stauf
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute
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  • Digitization supported by Maria Sturm and Elliott Shore at Othmer Library After Hours, April 9, 2025.

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  • Box 1

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Scientific Biography
August Kekulé and Archibald Scott Couper

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Stauf, Gerhard. “East German Postage Stamp Commemorating August Kekule.” Germany (East), 1979. Witco Stamp Collection, Box 1. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/pk02c9792.

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