Francis J. Pond - Otto Wallach Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2024-513

Staff Only

Scope and Content

The Francis J. Pond - Otto Wallach Collection contains materials pertaining to German chemist and 1910 Nobel Prize winner Otto Wallach, which were collected by Francis J. Pond. Pond was a student of Wallach at the University of Göttingen and gave the materials in this collection to Charles F. Kaegebehn in 1941. The contents of this collection consist of a letter from Otto Wallach to Francis J. Pond, a published obituary of Otto Wallach, and a letter from from Francis J. Pond regarding the Otto Wallach letter to Charles F. Kaegebehn.

Dates

Creation: 1926, 1941

Creator

Pond, Francis J. (Person)

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes and the collection is open to the public.

Copyright Information

The Science History Institute holds copyright to the Francis J. Pond - Otto Wallach Collection. The researcher assumes full responsibility for all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Background Note

Francis J. Pond (1871-1943) was an American chemist. Born in Holliston, Massachusetts on April 8, 1871, Pond earned his B.S. in Chemistry from Pennsylvania State College (now known as Pennsylvania State University) (1892) and his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Göttingen (1896). At Göttingen, he was a student of German chemist and 1910 Nobel Prize winner Otto Wallach. After receiving his Ph.D., he served as a chemistry instructor at Penn State (1896-1903). In 1903, Pond joined the Department of Chemistry faculty at the Stevens Institute of Technology, where he served as Assistant Professor of Engineering Chemistry (1903-1909) and Professor of Chemistry (1909-1943). At Stevens, he also served as Dean of Freshman for a time. Francis J. Pond passed away on February 18, 1943.

Extent

0.10 Linear Feet (1 Folder)

Language of Materials

English

German

Additional Description

Abstract

Archival materials concerning German chemist and Nobel Laureate Otto Wallach, which were collected by American chemist Francis J. Pond.

Acquisition Information

The Francis J. Pond - Otto Wallach Collection was found in the collection of the Science History Institute Archives.

Related Materials

There are no other known archival collections created by Francis J. Pond at the date of processing.

The George Pond Papers are preserved at the Pennsylvania State University Special Collections Library in University Park, Pennsylvania.