Johann Zacherl

Johann Zacherl
Born1814
Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria
Died(1888-06-30)30 June 1888
Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Occupation(s)inventor, businessman
Known forZacherlin (insecticide)
Zacherl insecticide factory (Vienna, Austria) by Hugo von Wiedenfeld. 48°14′38.3″N 16°21′3.9″E / 48.243972°N 16.351083°E / 48.243972; 16.351083
Ceramic covering the facade of the Zacher insecticide factory

Johann Zacherl (1814 – 30 June 1888) was an Austrian inventor, industrialist and manufacturer who made a fortune in the late 19th century selling dried flower heads of Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium as an insecticide.