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August Krogh

@augustkrogh

Danish physiologist (1874–1949)

Building Novo Nordisk as Founder · Denmark

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Lived
1874–1949
Educated at
University of Copenhagen · Aarhus Katedralskole

About

August Krogh (1874–1949) was a physician and zoologist. They were born in Grenaa. They studied at University of Copenhagen.

In context

Novo Nordisk was founded in 1923 and has no closure on record. Among the 6 other pharmaceutical industry companies founded in the 1920s we hold, those that closed lasted a median of 77 years.

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