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Operated by the Hirsch Pharmacy under Dr. Eduard Fresenius, a service for delivering products by automobile was something special at the time the company was founded in Frankfurt. 

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Fresenius has been working for the past century to improve the lives of seriously ill people around the world. This film tells the company's 100-year history through the stories of people who have been helped and are still being helped by Fresenius. 

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Else Kröner, née Fernau (1925-1988), was the foster daughter of company founder Dr. Eduard Fresenius and the longtime owner of the company. She bequeathed her wealth to the Else Kröner-Fresenius Foundation, which remains the biggest shareholder in Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA.

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The Frankfurt pharmacist Dr. Eduard Fresenius (1874-1946) established the Dr. Eduard Fresenius chemisch-pharmazeutische Industrie KG company in 1912.

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The Hirsch Pharmacy on the Zeil in Frankfurt am Main, pictured here at about the time the company was founded. The pharmacy’s owner, Dr. Eduard Fresenius (not pictured) developed the pharmacy’s lab into a small pharmaceuticals company. 

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Screen optimized version of the printed book (116 pages).