Oscar Troplowitz
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Oscar Troplowitz was a German pharmacist
and entrepreneur
who purchased Beiersdorf AG, which was then a laboratory and chemist's shop in Hamburg
from Paul Carl Beiersdorf
in 1890. Troplowitz soon expanded the company into selling brand-name merchandise as well.
Under Troplowitz's ownership, the company developed several of its own products, including Nivea
, Leukoplast, Labello
, and a pressure sensitive tape
that would later be called "Tesafilm". As did Paul Beiersdorf, Troplowitz maintained a close business relationship with dermatologist Paul Gerson Unna
. It was Unna's recommendation that Troplowitz hired Isaak Lifschütz, a chemist who discovered the emulsifying agent Eucerit
, which is the main ingredient in Nivea.
Troplowitz also made several reforms regarding worker benefits at Beiersdorf, such as paid vacations, maternity leave, and a 48-hour work week.
Pharmacist
Pharmacists are allied health professionals who practice in pharmacy, the field of health sciences focusing on safe and effective medication use...
and entrepreneur
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
who purchased Beiersdorf AG, which was then a laboratory and chemist's shop in Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
from Paul Carl Beiersdorf
Paul Carl Beiersdorf
Paul Carl Beiersdorf was a German pharmacist from Neuruppin, Brandenburg. He was founder of Beiersdorf AG in Hamburg....
in 1890. Troplowitz soon expanded the company into selling brand-name merchandise as well.
Under Troplowitz's ownership, the company developed several of its own products, including Nivea
Nivea
Nivea is a global skin- and body-care brand that is owned by the German company Beiersdorf. The company was founded on March 28 1882 by pharmacist Carl Paul Beiersdorf. In 1900, the new owner Oskar Troplowitz developed a water-in-oil emulsion as a skin cream with Eucerit, the first stable emulsion...
, Leukoplast, Labello
Labello
Labello is a century-old brand of lip balm stick. It is produced by Beiersdorf AG in Germany and Austria. The labello lip care sticks are also sold under the name Labello Nivea, Liposan and Nivea Lip Care...
, and a pressure sensitive tape
Pressure sensitive tape
Pressure-sensitive tape, known also in various countries as PSA tape, adhesive tape, self-stick tape, sticky tape, or just tape, is an adhesive tape that will stick with application pressure, without the need for solvent, heat, or water for activation...
that would later be called "Tesafilm". As did Paul Beiersdorf, Troplowitz maintained a close business relationship with dermatologist Paul Gerson Unna
Paul Gerson Unna
Paul Gerson Unna, was a German physician specialized in dermatology and one of the pioneers in dermatopathology....
. It was Unna's recommendation that Troplowitz hired Isaak Lifschütz, a chemist who discovered the emulsifying agent Eucerit
Eucerit
Eucerit is a chemical substance of natural origin , and a main ingredient of the popular cosmetic cream Nivea. Nivea, Eucerit and Eucerin are registered trademarks of company Beiersdorf....
, which is the main ingredient in Nivea.
Troplowitz also made several reforms regarding worker benefits at Beiersdorf, such as paid vacations, maternity leave, and a 48-hour work week.