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Sub-series 1. Dictionary of Scientific Biography Files, 1896-1992, undated

 Sub-Series

Scope and Content

From the Collection:

The Otto Theodor Benfey Papers contain the notebooks and research files of German chemist and historian of science Otto Theodor Benfey. It contains materials from Benfey’s careers as a student and chemist, as well as his working files from his later career as a historian of science. The collection is arranged into the following three series:

From the Collection:
  1. Notebooks of O. T. Benfey
  2. Work on Mercury and Mercury Poisoning
  3. Research Files

Dates

  • Creation: 1896-1992, undated

Sub-series Description

Otto Theodor Benfey wrote biographies of Lothar Meyer, Johannes Thiele, and Edward W. Washburn for the Dictionary of Scientific Biography. Arranged in its original order, this sub-series contains Benfey’s research files for these articles.

Repository Details

Part of the Science History Institute Archives Repository

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