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Encyclopedia > Felix Hoffmann

Felix Hoffmann (January 21, 1868 – February 8, 1946) was a German chemist, who first synthesized medically useful forms of Heroin and Aspirin. He was born in Ludwigsburg and studied Chemistry in Munich. In 1894 he joined the Bayer pharmaceutical research facility in Elberfeld. is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A chemist pours from a round-bottom flask. ... For other uses, see Heroin (disambiguation). ... This article is about the drug. ... Ludwigsburg is a city in Germany, about 12 km north of Stuttgarts city center, near the river Neckar. ... For other uses, see Chemistry (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Munich (disambiguation). ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Bayer AG (IPA pronunciation //) (ISIN: DE0005752000, NYSE: BAY, TYO: 4863 ) is a German chemical and pharmaceutical company founded in Barmen, Germany in 1863. ... Elberfeld is a district of the German town Wuppertal; it was an independent town until 1929. ...


He is best known for having synthesized acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) on August 10, 1897 for the first time in a stable form usable for medical applications. Bayer marketed this substance as Aspirin. Eleven days later, Hoffman invented Heroin, the trademark name used by Bayer, which marketed it as cough medicine from 1898 to 1910.[1] A very old bottle of Aspirin Aspirin or acetylsalicylic acid is a drug in the family of salicylates, often used as an analgesic (against minor pains and aches), antipyretic (against fever), and anti-inflammatory. ... is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the drug. ...


Both substances had been synthesized earlier, but not in forms that could be used for medication. ASA had first been synthesized by Frenchman Charles Frédéric Gerhardt in 1853, and diacetylmorphine (that is, heroin) by C.R.A. Wright, a British chemist in 1873. This article is about the country. ... Charles Frédéric Gerhardt (August 21, 1816 - August 19, 1856) was a French chemist. ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1873 (MDCCCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...


Shortly after these discoveries, he changed to the pharmaceutical marketing department, where he stayed until his retirement in 1928. Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...


In 2002, he was inducted into the US National Inventors Hall of Fame. Exterior of the National Inventors Hall of Fame museum, 2005 The National Inventors Hall of Fame is an organization that honors important inventors from the whole world. ...


See also

Arthur Eichengrün (August 13, 1867 - December 23, 1949) was a German chemist. ...

References

  1. ^ Bruno J. (1998). "Aspirin and heroin: Two centenaries for Bayer". Historia 623: 12. 


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