List of pharmacists

This is a list of notable pharmacists, sorted by particular fields in which they distinguished themselves:

Pharmacy practice

Dora Akunyili, Director General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control of Nigeria
George F. Archambault (1910-2001), considered to be the "father" of consultant pharmacy
Philo Carpenter (1805-1886), first pharmacist in Chicago, Illinois
Elizabeth Gooking Greenleaf (1681–1762), first American female apothecary^[1]
Isa Marte Hussaini (born 1956), Nigerian pharmacist and fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Science
Tadeusz Pankiewicz (1908-1993), Polish pharmacist in the Kraków Ghetto
William Procter, Jr. (1817-1872), regarded as the "father of American pharmacy", was instrumental in the founding of the American Pharmaceutical Association in 1852
Joseph P. Remington, namesake of the Remington Medal
R. Tim Webster (1946-2003), founder and long-time executive director of the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists
Harvey A. K. Whitney (1894-1957), founder and first president of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists in 1942
Alonso Michea O. (1987 - ), First pediatric pharmacist in chile, he works in public hospital and he rescue many childrens of the dead.

Pharmacy business

George H. Bartell, Sr. (1868-1956), American founder of Bartell Drugs, the oldest family-owned drug store chain in the United States
David Bernauer, American, former CEO of Walgreens drug store chain
Jesse Boot (1850-1931), British businessman and transformer of the Boots Pharmacy/Drug Company into a national retailer
John Boot (1815-1860), British founder of Boots the Chemists
Ornella Barra, Italian, Chief Executive, Pharmaceutical Wholesale Division Alliance Boots
Jean Coutu (1927-), French Canadian founder of the Jean Coutu Group
Jack Eckerd (1913-2004), owner/founder of Eckerd Drugs
Murray Koffler (1924-), founder of Canadian drug store chain Shoppers Drug Mart
Ernest Mario, American pharmaceutical industry executive
Jeff Rein (1953-), former CEO of Walgreens drug store chain
Thomas Ryan, American, former CEO of CVS Caremark drug store chain
Bill Thomson, awarded the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia Fred J Boyd award in recognition of his contribution to hospital pharmacy practice
Charles Rudolph Walgreen (1873-1939), founder of Walgreens Drugstore

Botany and chemistry

Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet (1720-1778), French botanist and explorer
Ibn al-Baitar (1197-1248), Islamic physician, pharmacist, botanist, and scientist from the Middle Ages
Bill Charman, Australian pharmaceutical scientist
Stanley Stewart Davis (1942-), winner of Eurand Award for Outstanding Research in Oral Drug Delivery
Georg Joseph Kamel (1661-1706), Czech Jesuit missionary and botanist
John Uri Lloyd (1849-1936), influential American pharmacist
Charles Mohr (1824-1901), German botanist
James Parkinson, English apothecary and namesake of the disease Parkinson's
Ruiz y Pavón (1850-1931), Ruiz and Pavón, Spanish famous pharmacists
Pierre Joseph Pelletier (1788-1842), co-discoverer of quinine, caffeine, and strychnine
James Petiver (ca. 1664-1718), botanist and entomologist, considered the "father of British butterflies"
Carl Wilhelm Scheele (1742-1786), German-Swedish chemist, discoverer of oxygen
Wilbur Scoville (1865-1942), American developer of the Scoville Organoleptic Test
Friedrich Sertürner (1783-1841), German chemist and discover of morphine
Eugène Soubeiran (1797-1859), French discover of chloroform

Industry

Paul Carl Beiersdorf (1836-1896), German founder of Beiersdorf AG
Herbert Haft (1920-2004), American corporate raider
Oscar Troplowitz (1863-1918), German entrepreneur and owner of Beiersdorf AG

Soft drinks

Charles Alderton (1857-1941), American inventor the soft drink Dr Pepper
Caleb Bradham (1867-1934), American inventor of the soft drink Pepsi
Charles Elmer Hires (1851-1937), American inventor of the soft drink Hires Root Beer
John Pemberton (1831-1888), American inventor of the soft drink Coca-Cola
James Vernor (1843–1927), American inventor of Vernor's ginger ale

Politics

Lawrence Brock (1906-1968), Nebraskan politician
Misako Enoki (born 1945), Japanese feminist, pharmacist, and politician
John Hodges (1937-), Australian politician
Chuck Hopson (1941-), Texas politician
Hubert Humphrey (1911-1978), pharmacist and 38th Vice President of the United States
Altaf Hussain (1961-), Pakistani politician; founder of APMSO and of MQM, the third largest political party of Pakistan
Cornelius Comegys Jadwin (1835-1913), Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
Ronnie Johns (1949-), Louisiana state legislator
Tony Lamb (1939-), Australian politician
Bernard LeBas (1943-), Louisiana state legislator
Antonio Luna (1866-1899), Philippine General
Nancy McFarlane (1956-), mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina
Randy McNally (1944-), Tennessee politician
Fred Mills (1955-), member of the Louisiana State Senate
Robert Nutting (1947-), member of the Maine House of Representatives
Dave O'Neal (1937-), Lieutenant Governor of Illinois
Oscar Rennebohm (1889-1968), 32nd Governor of Wisconsin (1947-1951)
Willis Ricketts (1924-2003), Arkansas politician
George H. Ryan (1934-), Illinois Governor
Charlie Smithgall (1945-), Mayor of Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Jim L. Smithson (1943-), American politician
Harve Tibbott (1885-1969), Republican politician and U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
Gerry Weiner (1933-), Canadian politician; former Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MP and cabinet minister, president of the Equality Party and mayor of Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec
Terry White (1936-), Australian businessman and politician

Other

Michel Casseux (1794-1869), French developer of Savate
Theodor Fontane (1819-1898), German novelist and poet
O. Henry (1862-1910), American writer, real name William Sidney Porter
Colin Murdoch (1929–2008), New Zealand inventor (tranquilizer gun, disposable hypodermic syringe, child-proof medicine container)
Pat Ogrin (1958-), American football player
Alberto de Oliveira (1855-1937), Brazilian poet, pharmacist and professor
Jean-Claude Pressac (1944-2003), French chemist and authority on the Holocaust of World War II
Daniel B Smith (1792-1883), American educator
Naoko Takeuchi (1957-), Japanese pharmacist, manga artist best known for work on Sailor Moon
John Worsfold (1968-), Australian football player
Nina Radojičić (1968-), Serbian pharmacist and singer, represented Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011

Fictional pharmacists

Douglas "Doug" Varney (Sam Rockwell) in Better Living Through Chemistry
Eddie Walzer (Paul Schulze) in Nurse Jackie
Percival Almanac (Barry Otto) in The Dressmaker
Yusuf (Dileep Rao) in Inception
Ned Flanders (Harry Shearer) in the early seasons of "The Simpsons"

References

↑ Henderson, Metta Lou; Worthen, Dennis B. (March 8, 2002). American Women Pharmacists: Contributions to the Profession. CRC Press. p. 2. ISBN 9780789010926. Retrieved October 31, 2016.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[1] Henderson, Metta Lou; Worthen, Dennis B. (March 8, 2002). American Women Pharmacists: Contributions to the Profession. CRC Press. p. 2. ISBN 9780789010926. Retrieved October 31, 2016.