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Knight Bachelor
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Henry Solomon Wellcome
1853-08-21 – 1936-07-25
Life & Legacy
Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome (21 August 1853 – 25 July 1936) was an American and British 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 managed by the Science Museum, London, and a small selection of which are displayed at the Wellcome Collection.
Occupation & Career
businessperson, physician
Education
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Knight Bachelor; Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons · Knight Bachelor
Organizations & Memberships
Royal Society of London
Education & Institutions
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
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Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons
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Family Child
Henry Mounteney Wellcome
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Family Spouse
Syrie Maugham
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Sources & Provenance
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