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Josef Petraczek Collection
Catalogue reference: JPK
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This record is about the Josef Petraczek Collection dating from 1880s-1920s.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- JPK
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Title (The name of the record)
- Josef Petraczek Collection
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1880s-1920s
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Description (What the record is about)
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This archive contains the personal papers of a scientific gentleman, Josef Petracek, that were discovered amongst the papers of a Huddersfield Technical College professor. The box of papers contain a personal archive including correspondence, photographs, educational records and lifestyle documents about his life in Vienna and in Huddersfield, where he worked in chemical engineering. Many of the documents are in an early 20th century form of German.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Heritage Quay - University of Huddersfield Archives
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Petracek; Josef (1867-1920); Chemist
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 box
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
- Found alongside a chemistry professor's (Schofield) paperwork in the Technical College collection. Originally in a cigar box labelled 'The Austrian Chemist'.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Josef Petracek was born in Czernowitz, Ukraine in and undertook his PhD in Chemistry in Vienna. He seems to have become separated from his wife Marie (Mitzi) Rahn on his move to England, where he was employed by Reed Holliday & Co. Huddersfield for 16 years. He was Head of the Society for Dyers and Colourists, and died in Halifax in 1920.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/33ce4194-0c1a-4dbd-bcf6-44d2031106e6/
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Josef Petraczek Collection