Prof. Dr. Franz Sauerwald (1894 - 1979) - Auszeichnungsnachlass mit Nationalpreis von 1958
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Lot 4675 | Prof. Dr. Franz Sauerwald (1894 - 1979) - Auszeichnungsnachlass mit Nationalpreis von 1958
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€ 1 300
Franz Sauerwald - ein Pionier der Pulvermetallurgie - wurde 1894 in Berlin geboren, studierte Chemie und war erst Privatdozent für Metallurgie und Hüttenwesen und 1926 außerordentlicher Professor. In den 1930/40er Jahren arbeitete er im Bitterfelder Werk der IG Farben und leitete dort die Forschungsabteilung. 1946 wurde er ordentlicher Professor für Physikalische Chemie an der Universität Halle/Saale und 1963 dort emeritiert. 1979 starb er in Halle. Ab 1953 war er Mitglied der Leopoldina und 1958 erhielt er den Nationalpreis der DDR in der frühen, wertigen Ausführung.
Prof. Dr. Franz Sauerwald (1894 - 1979) - his award bequest with national prize from 1958
Gold medal with a portrait of Goethe for recipients of the German national prize 1958 (diameter 26 mm, weight 15 g), gold hallmark "750" on the reverse, gilt silver clasp with silver hallmark "900" on the reverse, in original presentation case with official certificate for the national prize no. I 53/58, a portrait photograph, and Sauerwald's handwritten signature. With the Plansee plaque 1964 for fundamental work on sintered materials (height 165 mm), a light alloy plaque awarded by the German mining and metallurgy society in 1965 (diameter 80 mm), a plaque by the Dresden research institute for special materials (diameter 108 mm), a silver medal commemorating the bicentennial of the Freiberg mining academy in 1965 (diameter 45 mm), a square medal of white metal by the Martin Luther University Halle (width 60 mm), a bronze medal by the institute for physics/chemistry of the University of Halle (diameter 100 mm), artist's signature "GL" for Gerhard Lichtenfeld specifically made for Sauerwald's 70th birthday, and a Meissen porcelain medal awarded by the Leopoldina in 1977. Predominantly with original cases. Signs of age and wear. Unique collection in good condition.
Franz Sauerwald – a pioneer in the field of powder metallurgy – was born in Berlin in 1894, studied chemistry, and became a private lecturer for mining and metallurgy before his appointment to associate professor in 1926. In the 1930s/40s he worked in the Bitterfelder Werk of IG Farben and was the director of the research department there. In 1946 he became associate professor for physical chemistry at the University of Halle/Saale and retired in 1963. He passed away in Halle in 1979. In 1953 he became a member of the Leopoldina, and in 1958 he received an early, high-quality version of the national prize of the German Democratic Republic.
Condition: II
| Place of origin: | German Democratic Republic |
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