Charles Louis Fleischmann | |
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 1902 illustration of Fleischmann | |
| Born | November 3, 1835 |
| Died | December 10, 1897 (aged 62) |
| Known for | Founding Fleischmann Yeast Company |
| Spouse | Henriette Robertson |
| Children | 3, including Julius |
| Relatives | Christian R. Holmes II (grandson), Elizabeth Holmes (third great-great-granddaughter) |
Charles Louis Fleischmann (November 3, 1835 – December 10, 1897) was a Jewish Hungarian-American manufacturer of yeast who founded Fleischmann Yeast Company.
In the late 1860s, he and his brother Maximilian created America’s first commercially produced yeast, which revolutionized baking in a way that made today's mass production and consumption of bread possible.