Charles Pfizer

Charles Pfizer
Pfizer, c. 1894
Born
Karl Christian Friedrich Pfizer

(1824-03-22)March 22, 1824
DiedOctober 19, 1906(1906-10-19) (aged 82)
NationalityGerman, American
OccupationChemist
Years active1849–1900
Known forCo-founder of Pfizer
Spouse
Anna Hausch
(m. 1859)
Children6

Karl Christian Friedrich Pfizer (German: [kaʁl ˈpfɪtsɐ]; March 22, 1824 – October 19, 1906), known as Charles Pfizer, was a German-American businessman and chemist who co-founded the Pfizer pharmaceutical company with his cousin, Charles F. Erhart, in 1849, as Chas. Pfizer & Co. Inc.