Squibb, Edward Robinson, 1819-1900

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Physician, chemist, pharmacist, and founder of Squibb pharmaceutical companies, of Brooklyn, N.Y.

From the description of Squibb journal, 1850s. (Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Association Library). WorldCat record id: 70952606

Edward Robinson Squibb (1819-1900) was the founder of the Brooklyn-based Squibb Pharmaceuticals. He had also served as a surgeon in the U.S. Navy from 1847 to 1857.

From the guide to the Batt Jones and Edward R. Squibb Civil War letter, 1865, (Brooklyn Historical Society)

Edward Robinson Squibb (1819-1900) was a physician and chemist. He was born in Wilmington, DE and attended Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, PA. Shortly after graduating, he was appointed a surgeon in the United States Navy. He then ran a medical station at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in Brooklyn, N.Y. before opening his own pharmaceutical company, Squibb Pharmaceuticals, in Brooklyn. The company later became E.R. Squibb & Sons, and eventually became part of the major pharmaeutical company Bristol-Myers Squibb.

Sources: "Death List of a Day: Dr. Edward R. Squibb." New York Times, October 27, 1900. Accessed November 7, 2011. http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F00D12FE3F5B11738DDDAE0A94D8415B808CF1D3

From the guide to the Edward R. Squibb collection, circa 1830s-1970s, (Brooklyn Historical Society)

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referencedIn Dodge, Margaret R., 1859-1930. Diary and photograph album, 1885 Oct.-1886 Mar. Smith College, Neilson Library
creatorOf [Edward Robinson Squibb, biographical materials] University of Wisconsin - Madison, General Library System
creatorOf Squibb, Edward Robinson, 1819-1900. Squibb journal, 1850s. Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Association Library
referencedIn Squibb, E. R. (Edward Robinson), 1819-1900. Letter Brooklyn (N.Y.), to Alfred Wright, Rochester (N.Y.) April 17, 1876 Rochester Museum & Science Center
creatorOf Edward R. Squibb collection, circa 1830s-1970s Center for Brooklyn History (2020-)
referencedIn Maxine O. Dellinger Wootton Papers, 1960-1988, 1960-1962 New Mexico Health Historical Collection, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center
creatorOf Batt Jones and Edward R. Squibb Civil War letter, 1865 Center for Brooklyn History (2020-)
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Birth 1819-07-04

Death 1900-10-25

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