Historical records matching Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome, FRS
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About Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome, FRS
Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome FRS[1] (August 21, 1853 – July 25, 1936) was an American-born British pharmaceutical entrepreneur. He founded the pharmaceutical company Burroughs Wellcome & Company with his colleague Silas Burroughs in 1880,[2] which is one of the four large companies to eventually merge to form GlaxoSmithKline. In addition, he left a large amount of capital for charitable work in his will, which was used to form the Wellcome Trust, one of the world's largest medical charities. He was also a keen collector of medical artefacts which are now displayed at the Wellcome Collection.
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Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome, FRS's Timeline
1853 |
August 21, 1853
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WI, United States
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1903 |
June 26, 1903
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Welbeck St., London, United Kingdom
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1936 |
July 25, 1936
Age 82
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London, United Kingdom
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August 1936
Age 82
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London, United Kingdom
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