Paul Carl Beiersdorf
Organization founder
1836 – 1896
Who was Paul Carl Beiersdorf?
Paul Carl Beiersdorf was a German pharmacist from Neuruppin, Brandenburg. He was founder of Beiersdorf AG in Hamburg.
In 1880 he founded the Beiersdorf Company, a Hamburg pharmaceutical operation where he had close business ties to dermatologist Paul Gerson Unna. In 1882 Beiersdorf developed and patented a new type of medical plaster called Guttaperchapflastermulle. The date of patent specification- March 28, 1882, is considered to be the founding date of Beiersdorf AG.
In 1890 he sold the company to Oscar Troplowitz, who retained the company's name of "Beiersdorf". Today, Beiersdorf AG is a multi-national corporation that is based in Hamburg, and manufactures personal care products.
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- Born
- Mar 26, 1836
Neuruppin - Nationality
- Germany
- Died
- Dec 17, 1896
Hamburg
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on July 23, 2013
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