Ernst Christian Friedrich Schering

Ernst Christian Friedrich Schering (31 May 1824 – 27 December 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.

Ernst Christian Friedrich Schering
Born(1824-05-31)31 May 1824
Died27 December 1889(1889-12-27) (aged 65)
Known forFounder of the Schering Corporation

Biography

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Schering was born on 31 May 1824 in Prenzlau.[1] In 1851 he opened a pharmacy in Chausseestrasse, in the north of Berlin.[2][3] 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

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The Ernst Schering Prize is awarded annually in his honour by the Schering Foundation for outstanding research in medicine, biology or chemistry.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Schering, Ernst Christian Friedrich". Deutsche Biographie (in German). Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  2. ^ International directory of company histories. Gale publishing. December 2002. ISBN 9781558624764.
  3. ^ Schering AG West Germany. Schering AG. 1988.
  4. ^ "Ernst Schering Prize". Ernst Schering Foundation. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.