Johann Benckiser

Founder of Joh. A. Benckiser GmbH (1782–1851)

Johann Adam Benckiser (30 December 1782 – 7 May 1851) was a German chemist who founded Joh. A. Benckiser GmbH, a major German chemicals business.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Johann Benckiser (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Dec 30, 1782, died May 7, 1851.¹

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Since 1999, the business has been part of Reckitt, a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.

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