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Arthur Eichengrün—Tribute to a Forgotten Chemist, Entrepreneur, and German Jew
Author(s) -
Vaupel Elisabeth
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200462959
Subject(s) - tribute , chemist , german , art , art history , classics , philosophy , chemistry , linguistics , organic chemistry
The life and achievements of the Jewish chemist and entrepreneur Arthur Eichengrün, a trailblazer in the German cellulose acetate industry, have been unjustly forgotten as a long‐term consequence of National Socialism. Newly examined sources give detailed insight into his tragic biography, which was illustrative of the times.