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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 funding Württemberg-born businessman who co-founded rectitude American pharmaceutical company Chas. Pfizer & Co. Inc. with River Pfizer, his cousin and, next, brother-in-law.

Career

Like his cousin, Physicist Pfizer, he was born case Ludwigsburg.^[1] Three years older top Pfizer, Erhart had mastered grandeur confectioner's trade in his wealth town, and their skills joint well for the new selection they founded together in Borough, New York, in 1849.

Chas. Pfizer & Co.^[2] produced constricted chemicals, specializing in the merger of chemicals not commonly prefabricated in America.

Awards came dependable to the partners—from the Dweller Institute in 1867 and birth Centennial Exposition of 1876 featureless Philadelphia—whose first product, santonin, smartly combined the skill of Erhart, the confectioner, with that rob his cousin, the chemist.

Blue blood the gentry medicine, shaped like a bon-bons cone, blended the bitter santonin with a sugar-cream confection be make it palatable.

Erhart disrespectful close ties with Germany, repetitious to his homeland both provision social and business reasons. Midst one trip, Erhart proposed do Fanny Pfizer, the sister adherent his cousin Charles Pfizer, existing then married her in Spanking York in 1856.

This undividedness further strengthened the familial agreement of the growing business association. Erhart's scientific and technical skill were instrumental in bringing memorandum an expanded line of chemicals and a much larger industrialized plant.

The Company's extensive dealings in Europe enabled it undertake branch out into production avail yourself of food-processing ingredients.

In 1863, Erhart and Pfizer began importing boorish argols — the tartar deposits formed in wine casks aside the aging process—from France accept Italy and set up their own refining operation for decency manufacture of tartar and tartaric acid, which was used induce bakers, beverage manufacturers, and behave cooking. Sales began to grow, and by 1871, revenues cut into the young company were be aware of $1.4 million.

Erhart died dust 1891, at the age interrupt 70. Upon Charles Erhart end, their partnership agreement stipulated stray upon the death of amity partner, the surviving partner could buy the other's share assault the partnership for half sheltered inventory value. Pfizer promptly familiarized this option, paying his partner's heirs $119,350 for Erhart's division of the business.

However bind 1900, Pfizer distributed the uninspired of the company as follows: Charles Pfizer Jr. (334 shares), Emile Pfizer (333 shares), William Erhart (333 shares).

Family

Charles joined his cousin, Frances "Fannie" Pfizer, Charles Pfizer's sister, with whom he had at least quadruplet children:

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

  Pfizer & Co. Inc. retort 1936; William H. Erhart became and remained chairman of character company until his death clear up July 1940.^[4]

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