Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome, FRS

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Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome, FRS

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Birthplace: WI, United States
Death: July 25, 1936 (82)
London, United Kingdom
Place of Burial: London, United Kingdom
Immediate Family:

Son of Solomon Cummings Wellcome and Mary Curtis
Ex-husband of Syrie Maugham
Father of Henry Mounteney Wellcome

Occupation: pharmaceutical entrepreneur; co-founder of Burroughs Wellcome & Company (later GlaxoSmithKline)
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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
WI, United States
1903
June 26, 1903
Welbeck St., London, United Kingdom
1936
July 25, 1936
Age 82
London, United Kingdom
August 1936
Age 82
London, United Kingdom