Hans Rosemann
Hans Rosemann († November 14, 1914 in France ) was a German pharmacist with a doctorate in Berlin who introduced the disinfectant Lysoform in 1900 and thus the success of his company “Lysoform Dr. Hans Rosemann GmbH ”founded.
Lysoform was a liquid soap that contained formaldehyde (7 to 8 percent formaldehyde in alcoholic potassium soap, essential oils for a better smell), the antibacterial effect of which had been known since 1892. Lysoform was the first aldehyde-based disinfectant (before that, alcohols, mercury compounds such as mercury (II) chloride (sublimate), phenols in the form of tar oils were used). There were also variants, for example with phenols. Lysoform soon became a great success in hospitals and households, not only in Germany but internationally. The company lost most of its foreign markets in the two world wars.
Rosemann fell in World War I in 1914 . The company went to his daughter and her husband, the lawyer Walter Heilgendorff, took over management in 1917 (he died in 1945). The company used to be in Berlin-Schöneberg, now in Berlin-Lankwitz.
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- ^ Date of death according to Chemiker-Zeitung 1914, p. 1234
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rosemann, Hans |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German pharmacist and entrepreneur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 19th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 14, 1914 |
| Place of death | France |