EMIL G. KLARMANN, MAN OF SCIENCE 61 metic preparations of this company stand among the highest in the field and are known the world over. In his efforts to insure the safety and effectiveness of these products, he was among the first to have his firm retain reputable physicians, derma- tologists and endocrinologists to test the proposed preparations upon humans after they have passed all other tests. Long before the government passed legislation restricting cosmetic claims in labeling and advertising, he had carefully scrutinized all copy relating to his firms' products, and he deleted from it the exaggerations which the imaginative copy-writers so often use. As a result, his com- pany has won an enviable reputation for the modesty and accuracy of their printed word. On several occasions when the cosmetic industry was under fire, Emil Klarmann took a prominent part in its defense. For instance, when the State of Louisiana contemplated the ban on hormone-containing cosmetics Dr. Klarmann, convinced by studies fostered by his company as to the harmlessness and, in suitable cases, as to the beneficial effects of such cos- metics, became a leader among cosmetic chemists who helped to gather the expert evidence which was successfully used to prevent Louisiana from barring hormone creams. If the case had been lost in Louisiana similar action by other states would surely have followed. He repeated this per- formance on several later occasions demanding similar action. When the Delaney Bill was hanging over the industry, Dr. Klarmann took a prominent part in questioning the necessity for such legislation, even though the company he represents had nothing to lose, because it had long been doing all that the Bill wanted to compel every cosmetic manu- facturer to do. To mention a few of his many scientific achievements, he, in 1926, pre- pared, studied, and published his work on the germicidal action of the halogen derivatives of dihydroxydiphenylmethane. This work fore- shadowed and laid the groundwork for the development of such anti- septics as hexachlorophene and related chemicals. He studied the fun- damental relations between the chemical structure and antibacterial ac- tion of many compounds, thereby promoting the development of new germicides of high potency and low toxicity. He went deeply into the problem of testing methods when it appeared that the usual method of determining phenol coefficients gave an exaggerated value to the anti- bacterial properties attributed to particular germicides or classes of germi- cides. As a result of his special knowledge, he formulated and developed the well-known disinfectants and antiseptics sold by his company, which enjoy an international reputation. Dr. Klarmann has also worked and written extensively in the cosmetic field. Worthy of note among his many contributions to cosmetics are

62 JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS his pioneer studies on cosmetic sunburn preventives, his work on new deodorants and dentifrices and his writings on the effects of estrogenic hormone creams. He has directed the expansion of the highly regarded and popular lines of Dorothy Gray and Tussy Cosmetics, always with an eye toward insuring the acceptability of these prepargtions on derma- tological grounds. Emil Klarmann is one of the charter members of the SociETY or' Cos- METre C•M•sws and one of its early presidents. He was the first chair- man of the newly established Disinfectant and Sanitizers Division of the Chemical Specialities Manufacturing Association. He is a member of several professional societies, including the American Chemical Society, the American Institute of Chemists, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, the American Public Health Association, the Society of Ameri- can Bacteriologists, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the New York Academy of Science, etc. He has been a member of the Editorial Committee of the JouR•^x• ov w• Soe•w¾ ov Cos•.x•e C. Eu•sTs from the inception of this publication. We could if time permitted elaborate more on the contributions of Dr. Klarmann to the science of chemistry and the art of cosmetics but let us try to find the peculiar genius of this man, that faculty of his which makes him stand out among his fellow scientists. He understands and grasps the achievements in sciences different from, but related to, his own field and coordinates the knowledge to their mutual benefit. His scien- tific acumen, the result of a vast amount of soundly organized knowledge in many fields, enables him to recognize, evaluate, _and apply all that is new and of value, and to reject all that has no value, even though it may have been highly exploited and accepted by those less critical and less in- formed. He has demonstrated and is constantly aware of the close inter- relationships between cosmetics, dermatology, endocrinology and bac- teriology, and has striven for the practical utilization of this interrelation. The result has been better and safer cosmetics and antibacterials. By his work Dr. Klarmann has added to the scientific standing, the dignity, the ethics and the grace of the cosmetic chemistry. This, ladies and gentle- men, is a joint word portrait by Mr. Sagarin and me, of the man Emil Klarmann, scientist and "old school" gentleman, worthy of the high honor you are about to bestow upon him tonight. LIST OF DR. KLARMANN'S PUBLICATIONS AND PATENTS Klarmann, E., "Henry's Law in Aqueous Ammonia Solutions and the Hydrolysis of Am- monium Salts," Z. anorg. allgem. Chem., 1:32, 289 (1923), Frenzel, C., and Klarmann, E., "The Application of X-rays in Chemistry and Technology," Naturprodukte, 162 (1923). Abderhalden, E., and Klarmann, E., "Experiments on the Preparation of Compounds o[ Dioxopiperazines with Areinc Acids," Z. physiol. Chem., 129, 320 (1923). Abderhalden, E., and Klarmann, E., "Experiments, etc. II., Ibid., 1:35, 199 (1924). Abderhalden, E., and Klarmann, E., "Experiments, etc. III., Ibid., 1:39, 64 (1924).