โ Scribed by Davy, C. H.
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of iicctylsnlicylic ncid, Fittig cliosc to biise tlic constitiition 011 nil iniicr nnliydride of ortho-liydrosycinnaniic iicid. Tlic Fittig z'erszis Perkin phase of opposing view included other csmipIcs, Iiotiibly in suggestions for tlic foriiiiil~ of the two plicuylcrotouic iicids, tlic iso-ncitl I)cirig prcpnrctl by Fittig liinisclf froiii bcnziiltlchy-dc, siircinic nnliydritlc i d sodiiini ,succiniitc, iising lower tcmpcraturcs than Pcrkin lint1 done, whereby plienyl pariiconic liictoiic \Pas obtained as intcrinct~iiitc product. \ye niiglit ntid ninny niorc esaiiiplcs of Fittig's clTorts to unru-cl tlic rniiny tangles whicli bcsct tlic organic chcriiist of t.hosc dnys, r i t ~t ~~c s ivhic~i Xnturc IiiicI set riritI.wIiicIi
iiiiin Iiiinsclf sct by tlic ii~iciirtliiiig of new compounds of iinknown constitution. But sufiiciciit II~IVC hccii givcn to illustriitc tlic rdlc of Fittig :is i i iiiodcrii tlklipiis, iind to e o ~p l c his 11ii111c with tliiit of I3iicycr. Tliesc two chciiiists tlcscrvc iiiorc of the 1)iogriiplicr or witcr of chcniicril Iiistory, for \r.liilc tlicir coiitcniporiiries in tlic rcalni of inorgnnic clicniistry hnvc reccivcd full rccogiiition in Thorpe's Essiiys ant1 clscwhcrc, so iiiiiiiy orgiiiiic clicniists hiivc pnssed inglorious to tlic silcnt grave, " unnotctl iintl for ever dcitd.
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tliri t. sonic should fccl thnt scicntists, nntl ~irirticulnrly chemists, arc Inrgcly rcsponsiblc for the possibility of such horrors. Thc scientist is, nftcr nll, .only tltc seeker nftcr 'truth, and whilst iiien or nations exist \rho nrc rcntlj-to use :my discovcrnblc mcnns to n tlcsired end, so lo