James Lofthouse (pharmacist)
James Lofthouse (* 1842 in Lancaster , Lancashire , † May 21, 1906 ) was a British pharmacist . He was the inventor of the " Fisherman's Friend " lozenges.
Life
Lofthouse opened a pharmacy in the coastal town of Fleetwood in 1865 , which later became the Lofthouse of Fleetwood company . Fischer with various breathing problems were among his customers, for whom he created the famous lozenge - a lozenge because it was easier to transport and ingest than a liquid, for example. The sailors took the medicine from him in large numbers and called them “friends” - hence the later name. The pastilles were only marketed nationwide after his death, through his grandson Tony Lofthouse.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Raymond C. Rowe: Rormulating fortunes - the tale of a medicated lozenge , Drug Discovery Today, Issue 7, No. 5, March 2002
- ↑ http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/h/o/p/Andrew-M-Hopkinson/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0718.html
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| SURNAME | Lofthouse, James |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British pharmacist, chemist, surgeon and dentist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1842 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lancaster |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 21, 1906 |