05 Cartes de Visite

RICHARD ABEGG

RICHARD ABEGG (1869–1910), Scientific research assistant of physics Professor Walther Nernst, date unknown (2nd half of the 19th century), Carte de Visite (back page), State and University Library of Göttingen, Voit Collection

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GROUP PICTURE WITH CHEMISTS

GROUP PICTURE WITH CHEMISTS In a group, scholars do not present themselves as members of the University but rather as a community of colleagues, who, working together in Göttingen, shaped their common discipline. Here you can see Wolfgang Freiherr von Waltershausen Sartorius, Wilhelm Weber, Friedrich Wöhler and August Grisebach in their circle of intimates. Wolfgang

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05 CARTES DE VISITE

The idea to print photographic portraits on business cards was patented in Paris in 1854. When even Napoleon III (1808-1873) started circulating such cartes de visite of himself and his family, a “business card epidemic” began. Photography studios across Europe specialised in these handy small formats. In 1857, when Göttingen had 10,000 inhabitants, there were

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