Nederlandsche Chemische

Nederlandsche Chemische en Pharmaceutische Producte, Java.Straat, The Hague,... 

H. B. G. Casimir, Contribution to a symposium held at Utrecht by the Nederlandsche Chemische Vereeniging on July 3d and 4th 1944. 

All three waves will be discussed below in relation to the social history of Dutch chemistry. Compared to other European chemical societies the Dutch Chemical Society (Nederlandsche Chemische Vereeniging [NCV]) was founded rather late, in 1903. But earlier, local chemical societies existed. To a certain extent, the founding of a national society still belonged to the third wave of applied-chemical and profession-oriented societies, because, as we will see, chemists working in the (applied) analysis of foodstuffs and industrial products took the lead. But other organizational models - such as the influential Deutsche Chemische Gesellschaft, with many Dutch members - were available as well, and for a number of reasons already at its founding date the NCV had a hybrid character that combined elements of a science-oriented society with those of a profession-oriented one. 

Their proposal to transform the monthly Tijdschrift into the more general Chemisch Weekblad therefore was part and parcel of their initiative to create a national chemical society. The decision to publish a weekly instead of a monthly had been taken after strong pressure by the publisher of the Tijdschrift, D. B. Centen, who therefore, as a non-chemist, also put his mark on the nature of the new society. In September 1903 the last issue of the Tijdschrift appeared, and on 3rd October 1903 the first issue of the Chemisch Weekblad (Figure 9.1) came out as the official periodical of the Nederlandsche Chemische Vereeniging (NCV), although the ownership of the journal remained with the publisher. Jorissen and Reicher also became the editors of the new journal. 

Chemisch Jaarboekje voor Nederland, Belgie en Nederl. Indie, tevens jaarboekje der Nederlandsche Chemische Vereeniging, 5 (1904/1905) 13 (1915/1916) (= CJ). 

Cohen, Ernst (1903/1904), Toespraak, gehouden op de eerste Algemeene Vergadering der Nederlandsche Chemische Vereeniging te Utrecht, CW 1, 1-7. 

Concept-statuten van de Algemeene Nederlandsche Chemische Vereeniging (1902/1903), TTSH 6, 316-320. 

Reicher, L. Th. (1928), Het tot stand komen van de Nederlandsche Chemische Vereeniging, het Chemisch Weekblad en het Scheikundig Jaarboekje (later Chemisch Jaarboekje ), CW 25, 344-347. 

Vandevelde, A. J. J. (1928), De Nederlandsche Chemische Vereeniging 25-jarig, CPV25, 347-349. 

The last group includes the Nederlandsche Chemische Vereeniging. Here the chemical society seemed to have managed to maintain a particularly good equilibrium between the chemical engineers and the academically employed chemists. This society chose a very open-minded and inclusive attitude and consequently was able to establish a well-functioning balance between the different membership groups. 

Dutch Chemical Society, see Nederlandsche Chemische Vereeniging Dutch Natural Science and Medical Congress, see Nederlandsch Natuur- en Geneeskundig Congres... 

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