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Wilhelm Merck

@wilhelmmerck

German chemist (1833–1899)

Building Merck KGaA as Founder · Germany

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Lived
1833–1899

About

Wilhelm Merck (1833–1899) was a chemist and entrepreneur. They were born in Darmstadt.

In context

Merck KGaA was founded in 1668 and has no closure on record. Among the 78 other chemical industry companies we hold, those that closed lasted a median of 65 years.

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Contribution

Wilhelm's ideas, decisions and failures appear here once this profile is claimed.

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