Christoph Wilhelm Ludwig Merck (11 October 1833 – 12 January 1899) was a German chemist and business executive, who served as senior partner and CEO of the chemical and pharmaceutical company Merck from 1885 until his death in 1899.
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Wilhelm Merck was the youngest son of Emanuel Merck (1794–1855) and joined the family company in 1860; he became the company's head in 1885. He also served as president of the chamber of commerce of Darmstadt from 1882 to 1896.[1][2]
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edit- ^ "Carl (1823 –1885), Georg (1825 –1873) und Wilhelm (1833 –1899) Merck". German Historical Museum. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- ^ J. C. Poggendorff biographisch-literarisches Handwörterbuch der exakten Naturwissenschaften. Vol. 7. J. A. Barth. 1971. p. 438.