States, joining Kasimir Fajans at the University of Michigan. From the United States, he worked to rescue his father, his sister, her husband, and others. In November 1938, during Kristallnacht, most of the male Jewish population of Karlsruhe was arrested and sent to Dachau concentration camp. Georg Bredig and his son-in-law Dr. Viktor Homburger were among the 500 Jews arrested. They were released after showing proof of their intention to emigrate. In 1939 Bredig was persuaded to leave Germany for the Netherlands. His long-time friend Ernst Cohen helped him to get an entry permit. Ironically, Cohen himself would die in Auschwitz concentration camp. Princeton University offered Bredig a pro forma position, enabling him to reach the United States in 1940. He was in poor health, and stayed with his son in New York City until he died on April 24, 1944. Bredig was concerned that the Nazis would destroy his papers. Before leaving, he sent his letters, books, photographs, and scientific notes out of Nazi Germany to the Netherlands where they was kept in safety until the end of World War II. In 1946 his papers were returned to the Bredig family, who were then in the United States. In 2019, the Science History Institute acquired the archival collection. It covers the period from the late 19th century to the late 1930s, including the Nazi's rise to power. Works (Autobiography). Awards 1899 prize, Deutsche Elektrochemische Gesellschaft (German Electrochemical Society) 1914 prize, Solvay Institute in Brüssels, for his work on catalysis 1929 Honorary doctor of University Rostock 1930 Honorary doctor of TH Zurich Literature External links Archival materials Papers of Georg and Max Bredig, 1891-1968 (bulk 1894-1944) at the Science History Institute. References 1868 births 1944 deaths German physical chemists Academic staff of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Jewish emigrants from Nazi Germany to the United States Dachau concentration camp survivors