Adolf Merckle

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Dr. Adolf Merckle (1935-) is a businessman, and one of the richest people in Germany.[1]

Merckle was born in to a wealthy family. Most of his wealth comes from inheritance. He developed his Bohemian grandfather's chemical wholesale company into Germany's largest pharmaceutical wholesaler, Phoenix Pharmahandel.

He was educated as a lawyer but spends most of his time investing. He still lives in Germany with his wife and 4 children.

Preceded by
The Kwok Brothers
World's Richest People Succeeded by
Sulaiman Bin Abdul Al Rajhi

[edit] References

  1. ^ Adolf Merckle on Forbes.com
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