FRIEDRICH BAYER
1825–1880
German businessman Friedrich Bayer (formerly Beyer) began his career as an apprentice selling natural dyes to the textile industry. After teaching himself how to produce artificial dyes, he founded his own company. This would go on to become Bayer AG, one of the largest manufacturers of chemicals and pharmaceuticals in the world.
While an apprentice working for Wesenfeld & Co. in Wuppertal, Germany, 14-year-old Friedrich Bayer became familiar with the workings of the dyeing trade and went on to be a successful salesperson. In 1848, at the age of 23, he founded his own dye company ...
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