Medal
date: label: date made
content: delete
label: date made
content: 1887
notes: label: Description
content: Leo Baekeland (1863-1944) earned a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Ghent when he was just 21 years old. A few years later, he won a competition open to recent graduates from Belgian universities. This gold medal is part of his prize. The obverse has a portrait bust facing left and “LEOPOLD II ROI / DES BELGES.” The reverse has “CONCOURS DE L’ENSEIGNEMENT SUPERIEUR DE 1886-1887” and “BAEKELANDT, L° / premier / en science / chimiques.” The HART, F.” inscription refers to the artist.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Bakelite
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Chemistry
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mrs. William Karraker
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1982.0034.33b
label: catalog number
content: 1982.0034.33b
label: accession number
content: 1982.0034
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Medal
label: Object Name
content: medal
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: gold (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 4 cm; 1 9/16 in