Abstract

The role of this lecture is to pay tribute to Henry Richardson Procter, one of the most famous leather scientists. I am, therefore, as a scientist and teacher in tanning technology, deeply honoured by the invitation of SLTC to give the Procter Memorial Lecture today. This is also a pleasure because of the cooperation between Great Britain and Germany in the field of leather technology, especially at this time of increasing collaboration between the British School of Leather Technology (BSLT) and the Lederinstitut Gerberschule Reutlingen (LGR).