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Pharmacy
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in Darmstadt
Darmstadt
Darmstadt is a city in the Bundesland of Hesse in Germany, located in the southern part of the Rhine Main Area.The sandy soils in the Darmstadt area, ill-suited for agriculture in times before industrial fertilisation, prevented any larger settlement from developing, until the city became the seat...
, known as the Engel-Apotheke or Angel Pharmacy. When Friedrich died, the pharmacy was passed on to his nephew and ever since has gone from father to son. The sixth person in this series of pharmacists was Heinrich Emanuel Merck who in 1827 established the chemical-pharmaceutical factory in Darmstadt, which laid the foundations for the company's research operations.
The Merck family started the company that became both Merck KGaA
Merck KGaA
Merck KGaA is a German chemical and pharmaceutical company. Merck, also known as “German Merck” and “Merck Darmstadt”, was founded in Darmstadt, Germany, in 1668, making it the world's oldest operating chemical and pharmaceutical company. The company was privately owned until going public in 1995...
and Merck and Company.
- Friedrich Jacob Merck, apothecaryApothecaryApothecary is a historical name for a medical professional who formulates and dispenses materia medica to physicians, surgeons and patients — a role now served by a pharmacist and some caregivers....
in SchweinfurtSchweinfurtSchweinfurt is a city in the Lower Franconia region of Bavaria in Germany on the right bank of the canalized Main, which is here spanned by several bridges, 27 km northeast of Würzburg.- History :...
, GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
who in 1668 bought the "Engel-Apotheke" (Angel Pharmacy) in DarmstadtDarmstadtDarmstadt is a city in the Bundesland of Hesse in Germany, located in the southern part of the Rhine Main Area.The sandy soils in the Darmstadt area, ill-suited for agriculture in times before industrial fertilisation, prevented any larger settlement from developing, until the city became the seat...
. - Heinrich Emanuel MerckHeinrich Emanuel MerckHeinrich Emanuel Merck was an apothecary whose descendants are the founders of Merck and Company and Merck KGaA.-Biography:...
(1794–1855), grandson of Johann Heinrich MerckJohann Heinrich MerckJohann Heinrich Merck , German author and critic, was born at Darmstadt, a few days after the death of his father, a chemist....
(1741-1791). Emmanuel took over the pharmacy in 1816. - George Merck became head of Merck and Company after the US assets of Merck KGaAMerck KGaAMerck KGaA is a German chemical and pharmaceutical company. Merck, also known as “German Merck” and “Merck Darmstadt”, was founded in Darmstadt, Germany, in 1668, making it the world's oldest operating chemical and pharmaceutical company. The company was privately owned until going public in 1995...
were confiscated during World War IWorld War IWorld War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. He was a grandson of Heinrich Emanuel MerckHeinrich Emanuel MerckHeinrich Emanuel Merck was an apothecary whose descendants are the founders of Merck and Company and Merck KGaA.-Biography:...
Engel-Apotheke
- 1 Friedrich Jacob Merck in 1668
- 2 Nephew of Friedrich Jacob Merck
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- 6 Heinrich Emanuel MerckHeinrich Emanuel MerckHeinrich Emanuel Merck was an apothecary whose descendants are the founders of Merck and Company and Merck KGaA.-Biography:...
(1794-1855) from 1816-1855 and started factory in 1827