Marie Neurath an Carnap und Ina Carnap, o. O., 14. Januar 1946 Marie Neurath an Ina und Rudolf Carnap, 14. Januar 1946 Januar 1946

very many thanks for your kind words. Yes it is difficult to believe. It was absolutely sudden, even for me who was with him to the last second. We had a day which was full of the usual activities, in fact our first holiday after very busy weeks, and we were looking forward to two quiet days quite for ourselves. We returned from a supper and vivid conversations after 11, and were sitting down for a little chat at Otto’s desk, and while I was reading something to him, and after he had just spoken a few words to me, his head sank down on the desk before him. He often looked very tired, and needed days of reading and rest in between, but he never complained about any pain – on the contrary, he stressed on his very last morning how lucky we were never to be ill. He rushed about so much that it was too natural that he was tired, and he took on more and more activities. You have a very wrong impression if you think that just the last years were difficult for him. They were in fact the most successful of his life, and he stressed again and again, how much he felt at home in this country. He had very good friends here, and an extraordinary response.

I shall stay in this country. I am carrying on the Isotype Institute and have very much to do. KaufmannPKaufmann, Felix, 1895–1949, öst.-am. Philosoph wrote me too – I shall try to answer, but there is an enormous number of letters to write, and I should be grateful if you would thank in my name for the time being. All of you are most kind and helpful. Yes indeed I need your help to find a way to carry on the work for the Unity of Science movement. Could not HempelPHempel, Carl Gustav, 1905–1997, dt.-am. Philosoph, verh. mit Eva Hempel become the organisational centre over there? And perhaps HazebroekPHazebroek, Pieter, 1907–1971, niederl. Mathematiker over here? Our Dutch secretary could help in Holland too. And perhaps Martin StraussPStrauss, Martin, 1907–1978, dt.-brit. Physiker und Philosoph, verh. mit Anna Strauss in this country?

Please let me know soon. Fortunately I don’t need financial help, thank you so much. But if there are any interests to be looked after, as royalties from the Press, will you please see to it? I should be very grateful.