1 Childhood and Youth.- 2 Student Years.- 3 Early Successes.- 4 An Ingenious Impudence.- 5 But Enough of Theory!.- 6 The Dilemma.- 7 Home and Family.- 8 The Institutes - Old and New.- 9 In the Lecture Hall.- 10 In Office and Laboratory.- 11 Der grosse Mann.- 12 Texts and Professional Activities.- 13 Outside the Laboratory.- 14 The Prize.- 15 The Final Tragedy.- References.- General Bibliography.- Biographical-Critical Bibliography.- Bibliography of the Works of Alfred Werner.- Memberships and Honors.