Wilhelm Merck (entrepreneur)

Wilhelm Merck

Christoph Wilhelm Ludwig Merck (born October 11, 1833 in Darmstadt ; † January 12, 1899 there ) was a German chemist and entrepreneur .

Life

Wilhelm Merck was the youngest son of Heinrich Emanuel Merck (1794–1855) and his wife Magdalena Merck née Hoffmann (1797–1877) from Darmstadt.

After studying chemistry he joined in 1860 in his father's company one of the company E. Merck existing business law firm , one. From 1885 until his death in 1899, he headed the oldest open partnership (ie, a partner in the general partnership E. Merck) the company. From 1882 to 1896 he was President of the Darmstadt Chamber of Commerce .

Wilhelm Merck was married to Caroline, called “Lina”, née Moller (1841–1909) from Darmstadt. They had two sons together: Carl Emanuel (1862-1909) and Georg (e) (1867-1926).

literature

• The chemical industry , 22nd year 1899, ...
• Jochen Lengemann : MdL Hessen. 1808-1996. Biographical index (= political and parliamentary history of the state of Hesse. Vol. 14 = publications of the Historical Commission for Hesse. Vol. 48, 7). Elwert, Marburg 1996, ISBN 3-7708-1071-6 , p. 259.
• S. Poth: Carl Remigius Fresenius (1818-1897). Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellschaft, 2007, ISBN 3-804-72326-8 , p. 99.
• Klaus-Dieter Rack, Bernd Vielsmeier: Hessian MPs 1820–1933. Biographical evidence for the first and second chambers of the state estates of the Grand Duchy of Hesse 1820–1918 and the state parliament of the People's State of Hesse 1919–1933 (= Political and parliamentary history of the State of Hesse. Vol. 19 = Work of the Hessian Historical Commission. NF Vol. 29) . Hessian Historical Commission, Darmstadt 2008, ISBN 978-3-88443-052-1 , No. 582.

Web links

• Carl (1823–1885), Georg (1825–1873) and Wilhelm (1833–1899) Merck Gründerzeit, German Historical Museum
• Merck, Christoph Wilhelm Ludwig. Hessian biography. (As of January 12, 2020). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).