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Hallo Hezimmerman, willkommen in der Wikipedia!
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Redaktion Chemie

Hallo Hezimmerman, wenn Du Fragen oder Probleme zu Chemie-Themen hast, schaue doch mal in der Redaktion Chemie vorbei, das ist der zentrale Treffpunkt für alle Chemie-Interessierten in der Wikipedia. Viele Grüße --Orci Disk 23:47, 1. Feb. 2012 (CET)

Guten Tag, Orci. Ich habe deine Mitteilung gelesen

Wirklich bin ich bei Wikipedia nicht neu. Ich habe fünf Artikel in der englischen Wiki geschrieben. 1) Möbius-Hückel concept 2) Stereochemistry of Ketonization of Enols and Enolates 3) Birch Reduction 4) Di-pi-methane rearrangement 5) Mechanistic Organic photochemistry In der Deutschen Wiki, wo ich habe Fehler gefunden, habe ich die jenige repariert Aber mein Deutsch ist nicht flüssig und mein Wortschatz ist ein bischen eng.

Ich soll bemerken dass ich Deutsch in im Jahren 1944-46 gelernt habe. Zu jenen Zeit war ich ein Amerikanische Soldat in Deutschland. Später habe ich Deutsch an der Universität studiert.

--Hezimmerman 16:18, 2. Feb. 2012 (CET)

assumption

Lieber Howard,

sorry, it seems that it isn`t able to write a pm.

During our discussion about the correct german explanation of the stereoselectivity of Birch-reduction, I noticed, of course, that some references you gave are articles written by a "Howard E. Zimmermann" like your wiki-name - i thought maybe this is no coincidence so I read an article in the english wikipedia about this professor of chemistry. As i read, that he was during WWII in europe, like you told me about yourself, i was a little bit surprised, that a 3rd semester chemistry-student maybe quarreled with a reputable professor about one of his subjects...

Best regards,

Wolfi

--FeuersWolf 19:42, 6. Feb. 2012 (CET)

Solving Puzzles, Detective Work

Lieber Wolfi,

You have done some Detective Work and it seems that you reached me in the English Wikipedia. I've written five articles there, and one is about the Birch Reduction. It has been one of my favorite topics.

Regardsing WWII, I was a tank gunner at the age of 18. The American army was at the Rhine when I first got there. From there it was the "Ruhr Pocket". I went through Wüppertal in my tank. Once the war was over, I could then try my German and try to improve it. If one had told me that my best friend in Europe would be German and that I would have a large number of German students, I would not have believed it. Hans Musso was that best friend; he was a visiting professor at Wisconsin in 1961-2. Still later I was giving a lecture at Marburg where Hans Musso was a Professor. One evening there was a faculty gathering. There was a woman who loudly was complaining about what the Americans had done to her home town, Wüppertal. I was getting ready to challenge her and ask what the Germans did to London. But, thinking more clearly, I refrained. After all, I was a guest.

Later, Hans Musso moved to Karlsruhe where I think you are. Thus there were many visits to Marburg and to Karlsruhe.

Wolfi, I've enjoyed working on the Birch Reduction with you. One aim is to improve my scientific German.

Howard --Hezimmerman 20:09, 6. Feb. 2012 (CET)

Lieber Howard,

your narrations of your relationship to Germany/Germans is really very interesting. I can imagine and understand, that it seemed to you absolutely impossible to become a friend with a German. I think the generation of which the woman you mentioned was is (hopefully) becoming "extinct". And though you were a guest, your thinking was right. At my school we had an exchange program with a school in Jerusalem - and think about, what the parents or grandparents of these students must associate with Germany...

I checked the historical part of the website of the Karlsruhe institute of technology and saw, that Hans Mussow was twenty years professor at the university Karlsruhe, where i am studying now and hearing lectures by one of his followers. Sometimes the world is really small...

If you want to write German articles or to improve your german it would be a pleasure for me to help you.

Viele Grüße, Wolfi

--FeuersWolf 13:01, 7. Feb. 2012 (CET)

Guten Morgen, Wolfi

I'll respond in English, dann wird es Fehlerfrei sein.

I read your comments and they were things that I have thought of. Yes, that generation is one of interest. Just after the War I was too young to do what I thought of later. That was to talk to the adult generation in Germany and find what their thinking was. Most often that generation did not relay their thoughts to the next one, a generation which was "stuck" with feelings of guilt. I do have one friend who was in that generation and who had no sympathy for the NationalSocialisten but who now feels a bit guilty for having refrained from any action. But in the days of the Dritten Reich it clearly was dangerous to exhibit any thoughts or action. Perhaps it is unfortunate that one cannot go back in time and safely talk with individuals of that period.

Wolfi, yes Hans Musso was a good friend. He had been in the German army on the other side when I was in the American army. Also Hans Muxfeldt had similar experiences and then became my colleague at Wisconsin when we brought him to the University. Unfortunately Hans Musso died too young.

I appreciate your willingness to help if I were to write some German Wikipedia articles. I don't think I could do a good job. But I have written 5 articles in the English Wikipedia - (1) The Birch Reduction, (2) the Di-pi-Methane Rearrangement, (3)Möbius-Hückel concept, (4) Stereochemistry of Ketonization of Enols and Enolates, (5) Mechanistic Organic Photochemistry. You may be interesteed in looking at some of these.

Wolfi, I'll end as I need to get ready to go the lab.

Warmest regards,

Howard --Hezimmerman 14:15, 7. Feb. 2012 (CET)