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G/NONE. 172 pages. Clean text, good binding. Ephemera includes an original newsclipping from a Johns Hopkins newsletter dated Feb 25, 1983 by Paul Brunetta, "On What Day Was Remsen Born" along with photos of Remsen and Remsen Hall. A second, shorter article date 2/26/78 from the Sun Magazine tells of a permanent tribute at Homewood of the former professor of chemistry and former president of the Johns Hopkins University. Book is illustrated. Contents include Remsen's Youth and Education, Teacher and Scientist, University President and Public Servant, Private Life, Public Addresses, A Chemist Again and Closing Years. Appendix. Among the most important events of Remsen's life was the discovery of saccharin in his laboratory at Johns Hopkins, his work on nitric acid, and the many books and papers he wrote;