| Ref No | WIA FC/1923/7/523 |
| Title | Warburg, Mary to Warburg, Aby 08/12/1923 |
| Writer | Warburg, Mary, styled 'M'rieken' |
| Place1 | Hamburg |
| Recipient | Warburg, Aby, styled 'Petichmann' |
| Place2 | [Kreuzlingen] |
| Date | 08/12/1923 |
| DateNote | FC |
| Format | manuscript |
| Contents | the previous day they had an early dinner, Family day, because Fritz Warburg and Julius [Derenberg] went to a lecture by [Leo] Frobenius in Überseeclub afterwards; they returned, full of enthusiasm, explained the lecture, the theory of cyclical culture; Warburg would have enjoyed it, would have understood more than anybody else; however, Mary remembers that Warburg was not very happy with Frobenius's book 'Und Afrika sprach'; Cassirer was not as enthusiastic, he said that the talented people were rarely scholars and the scholars were rarely talented; there are no thinner pencil leads, only 1570; she will send the red and black calendar cards in two weeks, when they will be printed for the New Year; on sending a copy of the [Carl] Justi book to Kreuzlingen: it has nothing to do with Warburg, Kurt Binswanger has asked Saxl to send him a copy; apologizes for having mentioned it; [Wilhelm] Lübke's 'Reallexikon' and 'Kleiner Ploetz' will be sent, also 'Glossarium' by [Alfred] Goetze; encloses reply by Dr. [H.] Sander [extant, after 06/12/1923] about Camillo Agrippa, but not very informative; Saxl will order books from Kommerzbibliothek and the book about 'Novi inventioni' in Berlin; she will try and find cufflinks the next time she goes into town; she will take small items to [Heinrich] Embden to bring Warburg, he will definitely visit Warburg before Christmas; Mary would be delighted, if Warburg returned for Christmas, but she cannot make the decision, Max Warburg has to do so; she will talk to [Heinrich] Embden about it; will Warburg move into Villa Roberta?; he used to climb stairs at home, will be able to do so in Roberta; on the change of government in England, hopes that it might be a change for the better; will talk with Panofsky and Saxl about the stone in 'Melencolia I'; encloses card by [H.] Lietzmann [extant, 05/12/1923]; suggests that Warburg sends boxes of chocolates to [Heinrich und Gertrud] Embden and Saxls |
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| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| DS/UK/47 | Justi; Carl (1832-1912); Prof. Dr. | 1832-1912 |
| DS/UK/114 | Lübke; Wilhelm (17/01/1826-05/04/1893); Prof. Dr. | 17/01/1826-05/04/1893 |
| DS/UK/250 | Binswanger; Kurt (1887-1981); Dr. | 1887-1981 |
| DS/UK/416 | Embden; Heinrich (19/03/1871-03/04/1941); Dr. med. | 19/03/1871-03/04/1941 |
| DS/UK/417 | Embden; Gertrud; née Küchler (29/09/1880-) | 29/09/1880- |
| DS/UK/663 | Derenberg; Julius (15/03/1873-11/03/1928); Dr. med. | 15/03/1873-11/03/1928 |
| DS/UK/418 | Warburg; Max Moritz (05/06/1867-26/12/1946); Dr. h.c. | 05/06/1867-26/12/1946 |
| DS/UK/697 | Warburg; Fritz Moritz (12/03/1879-13/10/1964); Dr. jur. | 12/03/1879-13/10/1964 |
| DS/UK/716 | Saxl; Fritz (08/01/1890 - 22/03/1948); Prof. Dr. phil. | 08/01/1890 - 22/03/1948 |
| DS/UK/955 | Warburg; Mary, née Hertz (13/10/1866-04/12/1934) | 13/10/1866-04/12/1934 |
| DS/UK/1273 | Panofsky; Erwin (30/03/1892-14/03/1968); Prof. Dr. phil. | 30/03/1892-14/03/1968 |
| DS/UK/1726 | Götze; Alfred August Woldemar (17/05/1876-27/11/1946); Prof. Dr. phil. | 17/05/1876-27/11/1946 |
| DS/UK/2245 | Warburg; Aby Moritz (13/06/1866-26/10/1929); Professor, Dr. | 13/06/1866-26/10/1929 |