The successor of Karl von Auwers, Hans Meerwein, accepted Wittig as lecturer, partly because he was impressed by the new 400-page book on stereochemistry that Wittig had written.
Succesorul lui Karl von Auwers Hans Meerwein asumat Wittig ca lector, în parte pentru că el a fost impresionat de noua carte de 400 pagini pe stereochimia Wittig, care a scris-o.