+1 for your post. As an addendum: He had such respect in the german community after World War I for his deeds in R&D and industrial chemistry (chemical weapons,

+1 for your post. As an addendum: He had such respect in the german community after World War I for his deeds in R&D and industrial chemistry (chemical weapons, fertilizer, munitions) that he was able resist nazi influence in his research institute - albeit only for some time.