Ernst Christian Friedrich Schering

Ernst Christian Friedrich Schering (May 31, 1824 – December 27, 1889) was a German apothecary and industrialist who created the Schering Corporation. The company split into Schering AG and Schering-Plough after US assets were seized during World War II.

For the German mathematician, see Ernst Christian Julius Schering.
Ernst Christian Friedrich Schering
Born(1824-05-31)May 31, 1824
Germany
DiedDecember 27, 1889(1889-12-27) (aged 65)
Germany
EmployerSchering

Biography

He was born on May 31, 1824 in Germany. In 1851 he opened a pharmacy in Chausseestrasse, in the north of Berlin.[1][2] He died on December 27, 1889 and was buried in the Protestant Friedhof III der Jerusalems- und Neuen Kirchengemeinde (Cemetery No. III of the congregations of Jerusalem's Church and New Church) in Berlin-Kreuzberg, south of Hallesches Tor.

Legacy

The Ernst Schering Prize is awarded annually in his honour by the Schering Foundation for outstanding research in medicine, biology or chemistry.[3]

References
  1. International directory of company histories. Gale publishing.
  2. Schering AG West Germany. Schering AG. 1988.
  3. "Ernst Schering Prize". Ernst Schering Foundation. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.


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