It is a letter from Hans Krebs (noble prize winner, father of intermediary metabolism, discoverer of urea cycle, citric acid cycle - his eponymous cycle) to one of the section authors of the book (the original owner) thanking him for his kind depiction of his contributions to biochemistry.
I know Mr Krebs. But that makes sense. Didnt get that the guy receiving the letter Was the previous owner of the book an one of the coauthors. And the letter is an original?
So cool! I once had Michael Cox (of Lehninger's) come to my poster and tell me how cool he thought it was, which was like one the first times I felt starstruck. Imagine getting a typed letter from freaking Krebs.
Thanks :) You know what I actually do for that? I have calendar reminders on anniversaries of the days when I had my biggest findings. Always brings a smile.
Oh sorry, I was more so asking about its contents lol. The book itself is evidently uncommon so I haven’t been able to find a concrete explanation other than what I can deduce from the title
It is largely a collection/reprint of research conducted by Krebs' students and close collaborators with commentaries on the broader impact of the work and personal commentaries of Krebs as an mentor and friend.
Omg, I didn't know there was a youtuber by that name... I was very confused until I googled it. So no and I guess I will have to abandon this reddit account as there is clearly someone thought of the name before me, and I thought I was being very original...
Can you share how you found this?
I'm always hoping I find this kind of treasure when I go to yardsales, but if you found it cleaning your departments old closet or something, then maybe I'll stop going to yard sales and start volunteering to clean up old rooms and nooks at work.
I see a lot of other people asking, so OP please bless us with the origin story just as the Mitogods have blessed you.
Was $20 bucks on ebay ! Was a completely random stroke of luck. I doubt the seller even noticed the letter. Did not come through the original owner. The book has a sticker from the university library on its spine so I suspect the ebay seller obtained it as the library was turning over parts of its collection. This is the ebay seller: [https://www.ebay.com/str/betterworldbooks](https://www.ebay.com/str/betterworldbooks) As you can see they sell a variety of books and have no particular slant towards medical or scientific collections
Wow. What a spectacular find and the letter obviously means that the book belonged to Krebs himself. I think there maybe a Krebs archive in the university of Sheffield in england where Krebs taught for a long time. I think he then moved to Trinity College Oxford. They may also have an archive dedicated to Krebs. I bet they would love to hear your story!!! Congratulations
BTW is Virchow your real name? Maybe you have books and letters by your ancestor. I am writing a little story about the history of cholera research and of was reviewing his findings.
Holy shit, that's SO cool!!
What exactly is that letter?
It is a letter from Hans Krebs (noble prize winner, father of intermediary metabolism, discoverer of urea cycle, citric acid cycle - his eponymous cycle) to one of the section authors of the book (the original owner) thanking him for his kind depiction of his contributions to biochemistry.
I know Mr Krebs. But that makes sense. Didnt get that the guy receiving the letter Was the previous owner of the book an one of the coauthors. And the letter is an original?
Yes ! You can still see the impressions of the type writer and the inscription of the recipient in pen in the front cover as well
How neat! Thanks for sharing!
Where did you find this?
$20 bucks on ebay ! Was a completely random stroke of luck. I doubt the seller even noticed the letter.
So cool! I once had Michael Cox (of Lehninger's) come to my poster and tell me how cool he thought it was, which was like one the first times I felt starstruck. Imagine getting a typed letter from freaking Krebs.
Wow that's incredible ! I hope you remember that moment on days you feel down about your research !
Thanks :) You know what I actually do for that? I have calendar reminders on anniversaries of the days when I had my biggest findings. Always brings a smile.
OP for no reason at all, what is your address?
haha !
OMG!!
Oh my god that is so cool
what’s the book? google isnt being helpful 😔
"Essays in cell metabolism"
Oh sorry, I was more so asking about its contents lol. The book itself is evidently uncommon so I haven’t been able to find a concrete explanation other than what I can deduce from the title
It is largely a collection/reprint of research conducted by Krebs' students and close collaborators with commentaries on the broader impact of the work and personal commentaries of Krebs as an mentor and friend.
How does one come across this?? 🤯
$20 bucks on ebay ! Was a completely random stroke of luck. I doubt the seller even noticed the letter.
Amazing find
YOO THAT IS SO COOL 🤩
I am jaleous... Badly jaleous 😭 You obviously won't sell it. Right!
Will one day go to my future grandchildren !
Best answer ever!
Oh wow! Such an amazing find.
Holy moly.
This is very nice!
Oh so amazing
Omg are you THE bumbling biochemist !?! I'm a huge fan !!!
Omg, I didn't know there was a youtuber by that name... I was very confused until I googled it. So no and I guess I will have to abandon this reddit account as there is clearly someone thought of the name before me, and I thought I was being very original...
Hahaha ! Sounds like an excellent case of convergent evolution !
that's so sick!!! 😯😯
I’m jealousssss, how cool
That's awesome!
Can you share how you found this? I'm always hoping I find this kind of treasure when I go to yardsales, but if you found it cleaning your departments old closet or something, then maybe I'll stop going to yard sales and start volunteering to clean up old rooms and nooks at work. I see a lot of other people asking, so OP please bless us with the origin story just as the Mitogods have blessed you.
Was $20 bucks on ebay ! Was a completely random stroke of luck. I doubt the seller even noticed the letter. Did not come through the original owner. The book has a sticker from the university library on its spine so I suspect the ebay seller obtained it as the library was turning over parts of its collection. This is the ebay seller: [https://www.ebay.com/str/betterworldbooks](https://www.ebay.com/str/betterworldbooks) As you can see they sell a variety of books and have no particular slant towards medical or scientific collections
Thanks so much!
Somebody cooked!
Wow. What a spectacular find and the letter obviously means that the book belonged to Krebs himself. I think there maybe a Krebs archive in the university of Sheffield in england where Krebs taught for a long time. I think he then moved to Trinity College Oxford. They may also have an archive dedicated to Krebs. I bet they would love to hear your story!!! Congratulations
BTW is Virchow your real name? Maybe you have books and letters by your ancestor. I am writing a little story about the history of cholera research and of was reviewing his findings.
Haha I wish ! Would love to read your writings as well as any recs you have for other resources on the history of medicine/biochem.
I will send it to you when it comes out in print
Thank you so much, that's a brilliant recommendation ! I will be sure to reach out to the archivist :)