Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker

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Shared past, shared future

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As I write this, Theresa May, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, has just triggered Article 50 for the UK to leave the European Union. That decision brings a period of considerable uncertainty for the chemical sciences in the UK and it has significant implications for our European scientific community. So it seems like a good moment to reflect on the importance of working together across borders for the future of our science and of our world.

Our two chemical communities have a fantastically rich tradition of working together. Indeed, our societies have very special links regarding their respective inceptions. The Royal Society of Chemistry’s predecessor organisation, the Chemical Society of London, was founded in 1841.

The very first paper read out at a Chemical Society meeting was by Justus von Liebig, considered the founder of organic chemistry, and whose portrait hangs in our Council Room. And the first President of the Deutsche Chemische Gesellschaft (GDCh’s predecessor), August Wilhelm von Hofmann, had strong links with the UK chemistry. He set up the Royal College of Chemistry – which became the foundation of the chemistry department of Imperial College

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