John L. Smith (pharmaceutical executive)

John L. Smith
Born
Johann Schmitz

(1889-02-10)February 10, 1889
Krefeld, Rhenish Prussia, German Empire
DiedJuly 10, 1950(1950-07-10) (aged 61)
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Occupation(s)Pharmaceutical executive (Pfizer)
Major League Baseball team co-owner (Brooklyn Dodgers)

John Lawrence Smith (February 10, 1889 – July 10, 1950) was a German-born American chemist, pharmaceutical industry executive, and sportsman. He was born Johann Schmitz in Krefeld, Prussia, in the German Empire. When he was three years old, his family emigrated to the United States and settled in Stonington, Connecticut.[1] He became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1908 and the family legally changed its name to Smith in 1918.[1]

  1. ^ a b Spatz, Lyle (2012). The team that forever changed baseball and America : the 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers. Society for American Baseball Research/University of Nebraska Press. pp. 284–286. ISBN 9780803239920.