# Albert Boehringer

> Albert Boehringer was a German chemist and industrialist who founded the chemical and pharmaceutical company C. H. Boehringer Sohn in Nieder-Ingelheim in 1885, the enterprise that later became Boehringer Ingelheim. He pioneered the industrial production of lactic acid by bacterial fermentation (1890s) and launched the firm's first pharmaceutical specialty, Laudanon (1912/1915).

*German chemist (1861-1939)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** Germany
- **Born:** 1861-08-11
- **Died:** 1939-03-10
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Albert Boehringer was a German chemist and industrialist who founded the chemical and pharmaceutical company C. H. Boehringer Sohn in Nieder-Ingelheim in 1885, the enterprise that later became Boehringer Ingelheim. He pioneered the industrial production of lactic acid by bacterial fermentation (1890s) and launched the firm's first pharmaceutical specialty, Laudanon (1912/1915).

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 49.8
- **Momentum:** 6.7

## Sources
- [Albert Boehringer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Boehringer)
- [Albert Boehringer](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Boehringer)
- [Albert Boehringer](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Boehringer)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1371417)

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