Henry Solomon Wellcome
Henry Solomon Wellcome
Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome was an American pharmaceutical entrepreneur. He founded the pharmaceutical company Burroughs Wellcome & Company with his colleague Silas Burroughs in 1880, which is one of the four large companies to eventually merge to form GlaxoSmithKline. He left a large amount of capital for charitable work in his will, which was used to form the Wellcome Trust, one of the world's largest medical charities. He was a keen collector of medical artefacts which are now displayed at the Wellcome Collection.
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Full Name
Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome
Date of Birth
August 21st, 1853
Age
171
Birth Place
United States of America, Wisconsin
Date of Death
July 25th, 1936
Died Aged
82
Star Sign
Leo
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