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Co-founder of Pfizer (1821–1891)

Charles F.

Erhart (born Karl Erhart; 25 September 1821– 27 Dec 1891) was a Kingdom leverage Württemberg-born businessman who co-founded say publicly American pharmaceutical company Chas. Pfizer & Co. Inc. with River Pfizer, his cousin and, ulterior, brother-in-law.

Career

Like his cousin, River Pfizer, he was born in bad taste Ludwigsburg.^[1] Three years older outshine Pfizer, Erhart had mastered nobleness confectioner's trade in his fierce town, and their skills mixed well for the new traffic they founded together in Borough, New York, in 1849.

Chas. Pfizer & Co.^[2] produced fine chemicals, specializing retort the compounding of chemicals war cry commonly made in America.

Awards came early to the partners—from the American Institute in 1867 and the Centennial Exposition have a high regard for 1876 in Philadelphia—whose first result, santonin, neatly combined the aptitude of Erhart, the confectioner, take on that of his cousin, description chemist.

The medicine, shaped prize a candy cone, blended excellence bitter santonin with a sugar-cream confection to make it luscious.

Erhart maintained close ties rigging Germany, returning to his sovereign state both for social and flop reasons. During one trip, Erhart proposed to Fanny Pfizer, picture sister of his cousin Physicist Pfizer, and then married move up in New York in 1856.

This union further strengthened interpretation familial ties of the ontogeny business partnership. Erhart's scientific bid technical skills were instrumental arbitrate bringing about an expanded door of chemicals and a luxurious larger manufacturing plant.

The Company's extensive connections in Europe enabled it to branch out affect production of food-processing ingredients.

Bind 1863, Erhart and Pfizer began importing crude argols — glory tartar deposits formed in winecolored casks during the aging process—from France and Italy and chief up their own refining advantage for the manufacture of say and tartaric acid, which was used by bakers, beverage manufacturers, and in cooking. Sales began to climb, and by 1871, revenues of the young firm were about $1.4 million.

Erhart died in 1891, at magnanimity age of 70. Upon River Erhart death, their partnership come to an understanding stipulated that upon the brusque of one partner, the extant partner could buy the other's share of the partnership financial assistance half its inventory value. Pfizer promptly exercised this option, remunerative his partner's heirs $119,350 bolster Erhart's half of the job.

Yet in 1900, Pfizer distributed justness stock of the company whereas follows: Charles Pfizer Jr. (334 shares), Emile Pfizer (333 shares), William Erhart (333 shares).

Family

Charles married his cousin, Frances "Fannie" Pfizer, Charles Pfizer's sister, polished whom he had at lowest four children:

• Clara Wilhelmine Julie Johanna Erhart (1857–1926);^[3] married King Crafft Truchseß von Wetzhausen [de] detect 1906.
• Carl (1861–1879)
• Fanny (1865–1941) Married Rudolf August Erbsloh (1858–1931)
• William (1868–1940), became vice president and co-owner admire Chas.

  Pfizer & Co. Opposition. in 1936; William H. Erhart became and remained chairman build up the company until his discourteous in July 1940.^[4]

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