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, IL
- Tadeusz Pankiewicz (1908-1993), Polish pharmacist in the Kraków Ghetto
- William Proctor, Jr. (1817-1872), regarded as the "Father of American Pharmacy", was instrumental in the founding of the American Pharmaceutical Association in 1852.
- 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.
Pharmacy business
- George H. Bartell, Sr. (1868-1956), American Founder of Bartell Drugs, the oldest family-owned drug store chain in the United States
- Thomas Ryan (businessman), American, former CEO of CVS Caremark drug store chain
- 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 (pharmacist) (1927-), French Canadian founder of the Jean Coutu Group
- Murray Koffler (1924-), founder of Canadian drug store chain Shoppers Drug Mart
- Jeff Rein (1953-) Former CEO of Walgreens drug store chain
- Charles Rudolph Walgreen (1873 - 1939), Founder of Walgreens Drugstore
- Jack Eckerd (1913 - 2004), Owner/Founder of Eckerd Drugs
- Timothy J. Noonan (1943-) Former CEO of Rite Aid 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
Botany and chemistry
- Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet (1720–1778), French botanist and explorer
- 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
- Alton J. Parker (1879-1927), English chemist and creator of the amyl nitrite capsule
- James Parkinson, English apothecary and founder of the disease Parkinsons
- Ruiz y Pavón (1850 – 1931), Ruiz and Pavón Spanish famous Pharmacists
- James Petiver (ca. 1664–1718), botanists and entomologist, considered "father of British butterflies"
- Wilbur Scoville (1865 - 1942), American developer of the 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
- John Hodges (1937-),Australian politician
- Hubert Humphrey (1911 - 1978), Pharmacist and 38th Vice President of the United States
- Cornelius Comegys Jadwin (1835-1913), Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
- Tony Lamb (1939-),Australian politician
- 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)
- George H. Ryan (1934-), Illinois Governor
- Charlie Smithgall (1945-), Mayor of Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- 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
- Altaf Hussain(1961-), Pakistani politician; Founder APMSO and Founder MQM, third largest political party of Pakistan
Other
- Clement Anthony (1987-2004),(British) Founder of Colour Separation
- Michel Casseux (1794-1869), French developer of Savate
- Theodor Fontane (1819 - 1898), German novelist and poet
- Colin Murdoch (1929–2008)), New Zealand inventor (tranquilliser gun, disposable hypodermic syringe, child-proof medicine container, etc).
- Pat Ogrin (1958-), American football player
- William Sidney Porter (1862 - 1910), American Writer best known as O. Henry[1]
- Jean-Claude Pressac (1944-2003), French chemist and authority on the Holocaust of World War II
- John Worsfold (1968-), Australian football player
- Daniel B Smith (1792–1883), American educator
Fictional pharmacists
- Douglas "Doug" Varney (Sam Rockwell) in Better Living Through Chemistry
- Eddie Walzer (Paul Schulze) in Nurse Jackie
References
- ↑ wikipedia