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.
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- "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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- Chemists
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- Pharmaceutical industry
- Pharmacy
- Physicians
- Soldiers
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- Chemists
- Pharmacists
- Physicians
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- New York (State)--New York (as recorded)
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) (as recorded)
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) (as recorded)
- United States |x History |y Civil War, 1861-1865 |x Prisoners and prisons (as recorded)
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