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Albert Boehringer
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Albert Boehringer

German chemist–industrialist and founder of Boehringer Ingelheim

Albert Boehringer (11 August 1861 – 11 March 1939) was a German chemist and industrialist who founded the chemical and pharmaceutical company C. H. Boehringer Sohn in Nieder-Ingelheim in 1885, the enterprise that later became Boehringer Ingelheim. He pioneered the industrial production of lactic acid by bacterial fermentation (1890s) and launched the firm's first pharmaceutical specialty, Laudanon (1912/1915).2

From Wikipedia’s article on Albert Boehringer (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Aug 11, 1861, died Mar 10, 1939.1

Companies

Career

Occupation: entrepreneur, chemist, pharmacist.4

Personal life

  • BornAug 11, 1861, Stuttgart5
  • DiedMar 10, 1939, Nieder-Ingelheim6
  • CitizenshipGermany, German Reich7
  • SpouseHelene Boehringer8

In 1889 Boehringer married Johanna Helene (Helene) Renz. The couple had eight children, including Albert (1890–1960) and Ernst (1896–1965), who later led C. H. Boehringer Sohn.

Boehringer's extended family has remained involved with the company; since 2016 the chair/CEO has been his great-grandson Hubertus von Baumbach.

From Wikipedia’s article on Albert Boehringer (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Awards

  • Date not recordedhonorary doctorate9

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