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Chemistry & Art: Further Adventures Of A Chemist Collector

Chemistry & Art: Further Adventures Of A Chemist Collector

by Alfred Bader (Author)

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    Hardcover 2008

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Synopsis

This book begins where Alfred Bader's first autobiography, ADVENTURES OF A CHEMIST COLLECTOR, ended - with the boardroom coup in which he was dismissed from the chemical company he had built up from the ground. Bader now turns his enormous energy to Old Master paintings, in which he had become interested at a young age and in which he by now has the means to invest. The chapters that follow are roughly chronological, with some devoted to particularly meaningful paintings or groups of paintings, memorable auctions, mysteries or discoveries relating to the artworks in the Bader Collection, while others are dedicated to friends, family, love, religion, charity, and, occasionally, chemistry.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 246
 Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Published: 10 Jul 2008
ISBN 10: 0297855123
ISBN 13: 9780297855125
Book Overview: Alfred Bader's achievements, as the founder of one of the most important companies in its field in the world, as a collector and dealer in Old Master paintings and as a legendary philanthropist, make for fascinating reading.

Author Bio
Born in Vienna, Alfred Bader fled to England at the age of 14 just before the outbreak of World War II, where he was interned as an enemy alien and sent to a Canadian prisoner of war camp. On his release in 1941 he read engineering chemistry at Queen's University, Ontario, and was subsequently a fellow in Organic Chemistry at Harvard. In 1951 he founded Aldrich, which became, as Sigma-Aldrich, one of the world's largest suppliers of research chemicals. After being ousted from the company in a boardroom coup he turned his attention to Old Master paintings, becoming a leading collector and dealer. Alfred and his family have become well known as generous benefactors in many diverse fields and his personal philanthropy has been directed towards helping students and teachers of chemistry and art history.