Oscar Troplowitz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Oscar Troplowitz

German pharmacist

Date of Birth: 18-Jan-1863

Place of Birth: Gliwice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 27-Apr-1918

Profession: politician, pharmacist, entrepreneur, pharmacologist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Oscar Troplowitz (18 January 1863, Gleiwitz, Prussia (now Gliwice, Poland) – 27 April 1918, Hamburg) was a German pharmacist and entrepreneur. Troplowitz trained at Heidelberg University and in 1890 he purchased Beiersdorf AG, which at the time was a chemist's shop and laboratory in Hamburg run by Paul Beiersdorf (1836–1896).
Soon afterwards, Troplowitz 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 known as "Tesafilm".
As did Paul Beiersdorf, Troplowitz maintained a close business relationship with dermatologist Paul Gerson Unna (1850–1929).
It was on a recommendation by Unna that Troplowitz hired Isaak Lifschütz, a chemist who was the discoverer of the emulsifying agent Eucerit, the main ingredient in Nivea, a brand which he acquired in 1911 from French company Guerlain. Troplowitz made several reforms in regards to worker benefits at Beiersdorf, such as paid vacations, maternity leave, and a 48-hour work week.