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Friedrich Merz

German chemist, pharmacist, entrepreneur; founder of Merz Pharma (1884–1979)

Friedrich Merz (15 October 1884 – 9 October 1979) was a German chemist, pharmacist, and entrepreneur. He is best known as the founder of Merz Pharma, a family-owned pharmaceutical and healthcare company in Frankfurt am Main.2

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Born Oct 15, 1884, died Oct 9, 1974.1

About

His grandson, Jochen Hückmann, served as CEO of Merz from 1981 to 2006.

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Companies

Early life and education

Early life and family

Merz was born in Groß-Bieberau to Ludwig Martin Merz (1856–1900), a farmer, and Anna Elisabeth (Schwörer) Merz (1859–1901). He was raised Protestant. His younger brother, Georg Merz (1893–1926), later co-founded the writing-instrument firm Merz & Krell. In 1909, Friedrich Merz married Anna Heß (1887–1948) in Darmstadt.

Education

After completing his Realschule, Merz trained as an apothecary in Lauterbach, Hesse, and worked in Fribourg (Switzerland) and Metz. He later studied chemistry and pharmacy at the Technical University of Darmstadt, passing both his pharmacist’s examination and the Chemical Association exam in 1907.

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Career

Occupation: businessperson, entrepreneur.4

Personal life

  • BornOct 15, 1884, Groß-Bieberau5
  • DiedOct 9, 1974, Rodau6
  • CitizenshipGermany7

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