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The Holland Sisters

Their influence on the success of their husbands Perkin, Kipping and Lapworth

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Authors:
  1. Eugene G. Rochow

    1. Fort Myers, USA

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  2. Eduard Krahé

    1. Metelen, Germany

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  • Bibliographic novel about the lifes and work of three famous chemists seen through the eyes of their wives who were sisters

  • Description of scientific lifes a century ago

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-1
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  2. The Holland Sisters 1888

    • Eugene G. Rochow, Eduard Krahé
    Pages 3-14

  3. Lily

    • Eugene G. Rochow, Eduard Krahé
    Pages 15-74

  4. Mina

    • Eugene G. Rochow, Eduard Krahé
    Pages 75-84

  5. Kathleen

    • Eugene G. Rochow, Eduard Krahé
    Pages 85-101

  6. Moving about

    • Eugene G. Rochow, Eduard Krahé
    Pages 103-110

  7. Settling Down. The War Years

    • Eugene G. Rochow, Eduard Krahé
    Pages 111-123

  8. The Postwar Years. The Emergence of Silicones

    • Eugene G. Rochow, Eduard Krahé
    Pages 125-140

  9. “The Unnecessary War”. Terrible Times

    • Eugene G. Rochow, Eduard Krahé
    Pages 141-154

  10. War’s End. The Postwar Years

    • Eugene G. Rochow, Eduard Krahé
    Pages 155-169

  11. Retirement in Wales

    • Eugene G. Rochow, Eduard Krahé
    Pages 171-180

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 182-182
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About this book

It is said that behind every successful man there stands a devoted and capable woman. The three famous chemists Perkin, Kipping and their collaborator Lapworth married three sisters: Mina, Lily, and Kathleen Holland. The three Holland sisters kept their husbands in close and very productive collaboration throughout their lives, thereby greatly increasing their scientific output. They functioned as a productive scientific family. However, the life and work of the men is thoroughly documented, but little is known about their wives. Professor Eugene G. Rochow, a world-renowned scientist, wrote this biographical historical novel with the help of a grandson, Dr. Brian Kipping. Professor Rochow did not intend to write a bare-bones biography. He took care to make the book factually accurate. Wherever there are no facts, he has not hesitated to flesh out the account with imagination and actual experience of others in order to make the text more readable.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Fort Myers, USA

    Eugene G. Rochow

  • Metelen, Germany

    Eduard Krahé

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Holland Sisters

  • Book Subtitle: Their influence on the success of their husbands Perkin, Kipping and Lapworth

  • Authors: Eugene G. Rochow, Eduard Krahé

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-56664-6

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2001

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-41604-3Published: 24 August 2001

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-62577-0Published: 03 October 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-56664-6Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 182

  • Number of Illustrations: 25 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Inorganic Chemistry, Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary, Chemistry/Food Science, general

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