Charles Rudolph Walgreen (October 9, 1873 – 1939) was a United Statesdrugstorebusinessman. He was born in Galesburg, Illinois, the son of Swedish emigrants. After being inspired by his doctor, Walgreen became a registered pharmacist. Walgreen served in the Spanish-American War as a member the 1st Illinois Volunteer Cavalry. After being discharged, Walgreen returned to America to work for pharmaist Issac Blood. Blood retired and Walgreen bought the drug store and founded the Walgreens drugstores in 1901, for which he was the eponym. His son Charles Rudolph Walgreen, Jr. (March 4, 1906 – February 10, 2007) and grandson Charles R. Walgreen III both shared his name and played prominent roles in the company he founded. October 9 is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1873 (MDCCCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Pharmacy (from the Greek φάρμακον = drug) is the profession of compounding and dispensing medication. ... A businessman (sometimes businesswoman, female; or businessperson, gender neutral) is a generic term for a wide range of people engaged in profit-oriented enterprises, generally the management of a company. ... Galesburg is a city in Knox County, Illinois, in the United States. ... Combatants United States Republic of Cuba First Philippine Republic Spanish Empire Commanders Nelson A. Miles William R. Shafter George Dewey Máximo Gómez Emilio Aguinaldo Patricio Montojo Pascual Cervera Casualties 3,289 U.S. dead (only 332 from combat); considerably higher although undetermined Cuban and Filipino casualties Unknown[1... // America usually means either: The Americas, the lands and regions of the Western hemisphere, usually divided into North America and South America The United States of America. ... A typical Walgreens Pharmacy Walgreens NYSE: WAG is a convenience store and pharmacy chain in the United States that operates more than 5,000 stores in 46 states and Puerto Rico. ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... An eponym is the name of a person, whether real or fictitious, which has (or is thought to have) given rise to the name of a particular place, tribe, discovery or other item. ... Charles Rudolph Walgreen Jr. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... February 10 is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Walgreen Co. ...
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