Max Froelich

Max Froelich (born December 10, 1851 in Graudenz ; † April 2, 1928 in Berlin ) was a Berlin pharmacist and official in the Prussian Ministry of Culture and later the Ministry of the Interior.

Life

The son of a civil servant studied pharmacy in Königsberg and in 1877 bought the pharmacy for the crowned Black Eagle in Berlin, which he operated until 1908. Initially, Froelich was involved in association policy and in 1892 became chairman of the German Pharmacists' Association. In addition to this association-political work, the Berlin pharmacist was a member of numerous permanent and temporary advisory bodies of the Prussian and Reich Medical Administration. From 1887 to 1921 he was a member of the Technical Commission for Pharmaceutical Affairs, which was part of the Prussian Ministry of Culture, for example. B. served as an advisory board in questions of the drug tax.

In addition, Froelich worked from 1896 to 1921 in the Prussian Pharmacists' Council and from 1901 to 1923 in the Reich Health Council and from 1921 to 1926 in the Prussian State Health Council. After Froelich had been employed part-time in the Prussian Ministry of Culture since 1898 on a service contract and dealt with pharmacy and drug affairs, a full-time post was created in 1913, to which Froelich was appointed as a fourth class councilor. He retired at the end of 1920 when he had reached the age limit.

In 1901 he was given the title of Medical Councilor and in 1908 the character of a Secret Medical Councilor. Froelich played a major role in the development of pharmacy and pharmaceuticals at the time of Wilhelm II .

literature

• Ansgar Schockmann: The Prussian Pharmacists' Council (1896 to 1921). Development and influence of the advisory board . Stuttgart 2008. (Biography Max Froelich pp. 119–156)