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Letter from Nikolay Zelinsky to Georg Bredig

  • 1906-May-21

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Nikolay Zelinsky (1861-1953), a Russian chemist and a founder of the theory on organic catalysis, writes to Georg Bredig (1868-1944) to request his student's acceptance to work in Bredig's lab.

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  • 11.5 in. H x 8.25 in. W
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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 2, Folder 71

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Zelinsky, Nikolay. “Letter from Nikolay Zelinsky to Georg Bredig,” May 21, 1906. Papers of Georg and Max Bredig, Box 2, Folder 71. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/t3gdv2u.

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Kaiserliche Universität

LABORATORIUM für ORGANISCHE und INORGANISCHE CHEMIE

Moskau, 21 Mai 1906

Hochgeehrte Herr College!

Ich würde Ihnen zu grossen Danke verpflichtet sein, wenn Sie Herrn Dr. A. Lebedew, einen von meinen Schülern, zwecks wissenschaftlichen Arbeit unter Ihrer Leitung aufnehmen wollten.

Mit collegialem Gruss

Ihr ergebener
Prof. Dr. N. Zelinsky

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Imperial University

LABORATORY for ORGANIC and INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Moscow, 21 May 1906

Dear Colleague,

I would be indebted to you if you would allow one of my students, Dr. A. Lebedev, to conduct scientific research under your supervision.

Warm regards.

Sincerely,
Professor Dr. N. Zelinsky

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