Conrad Heinrich Soltmann
Conrad Heinrich Soltmann (born October 20, 1782 in Kirchrode , † January 26, 1859 in Berlin ) was a German pharmacist and entrepreneur.
Soltmann learned in the pharmacy for the White Swan in Berlin (also known as the Rosesche Apotheke ) and owned the pharmacy for the crowned Black Eagle on Poststrasse in Berlin. In 1823 he founded the first mineral water factory in Berlin on Husarenstrasse (later Hollmannstrasse 25) with the Dresden pharmacist Friedrich Adolph August Struve . Both were granted a patent on artificial mineral water in 1823 . You could also take cures in the factory (there was a spa garden with a drinking water facility ). He became a councilor.
In 1842 he brought the pointer telegraph by Charles Wheatstone to Berlin, which Werner von Siemens inspired in 1846 to a private telegraph.
The factory was first run by his son Gustav Emil Soltmann (1820–1872), who was also a city councilor, and then by his grandchildren Rudolf Hermann Soltmann (1865–1942) and Albrecht Conrad Soltmann (1863–1943). In 1923 it was finally converted into a public limited company. Their last ordinary general meeting took place in 1943/44.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Soltmann, Conrad Heinrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German pharmacist and entrepreneur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 20, 1782 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kirchrode |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 26, 1859 |
| Place of death | Berlin |