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Svante Arrhenius

The Nobel Prize-winning chemist writes to a future laureate

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The Nobel Prize-winning chemist writes to a future laureate

Influential Swedish scientist (1859-1927) who received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1903 in recognition of his theory of electrolytic dissociation. ALS in Swedish, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.5 x 7.25, Hamburg-America Line letterhead, October 1, 1904. Letter to his assistant Hans von Euler-Chelpin, who would go on to win the 1929 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Arrhenius describes his experience at the International Congress of Arts and Science in St. Louis, and details his scientific plans as soon as he will return to Europe. In fine condition.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autographs and Artifacts
  • Dates: #529 - Ended June 13, 2018





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