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THE death occurred at Breslau, on August 15, of Dr. Albert Ladenburg, professor of chemistry in the University of Breslau. Dr. Ladenburg was born at Mannheim in 1842, and graduated as doctor of philosophy in 1863. In 1873 he accepted an invitation to take up a position as professor of chemistry and director of the laboratory at Kiel. In 1886 the honorary degree of doctor of medicine of Berne University was conferred on Dr. Ladenburg in recognition of his scientific investigations, and British and other societies, including the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, also honoured him with honorary membership. He was also awarded the Hanbury gold medal for his services in the promotion of research on the chemistry of drugs. It was in 1889 that Dr. Ladenburg took up the post of professor of chemistry at Breslau, and he occupied the office with very great success.
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Prof. A. Ladenburg . Nature 87, 282 (1911). https://doi.org/10.1038/087282a0
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