Ernst Christian Friedrich Schering
Ernst Christian Friedrich Schering | |
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| Born | May 31, 1824 |
| Died | December 27, 1889 (aged 65) |
| Employer | Schering |
Ernst Christian Friedrich Schering (May 31, 1824 – December 27, 1889) was a German apothecary and industrialist who created the Schering Corporation. The company split into Schering AG and Schering-Plough after US assets were seized during World War II.
Biography[]
He was born on May 31, 1824, in Germany. In 1851 he opened a pharmacy in , in the north of Berlin.[1][2] He died on December 27, 1889, and was buried in the Protestant Friedhof III der Jerusalems- und Neuen Kirchengemeinde (Cemetery No. III of the congregations of Jerusalem's Church and New Church) in Berlin-Kreuzberg, south of Hallesches Tor.
Legacy[]
The Ernst Schering Prize is awarded annually in his honour by the Schering Foundation for outstanding research in medicine, biology or chemistry.[3]
References[]
- ^ International directory of company histories. Gale publishing. December 2002. ISBN 9781558624764.
- ^ Schering AG West Germany. Schering AG. 1988.
- ^ "Ernst Schering Prize". Ernst Schering Foundation. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
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