Engels also claimed in his obituary that Schorlemmer was open about his allegiance to the Communist cause, and that Schorlemmer was unusual in that he held the German philosopher Hegel in high regard at a time when the latter was "much despised".
Engels also claimed in his obituary that Schorlemmer was open about his allegiance to the Communist cause, and that Schorlemmer is sometimes referred to as the "red" chemist. Engels claimed that Schorlemmer was unusual in that he held the German philosopher Hegel in high regard at a time when the latter was "much despised".