Colonel Eli Lilly

Colonel Eli Lilly (1839 - 1898) was a soldier, pharmaceutical chemist, and industrialist, founder of the eponymous Eli Lilly and Company pharmaceutical corporation. The company has grown to be one of the largest and most influential pharmaceutical companies in the world, offering key pharmaceutical products in almost every key therapeutic area. In 2004, the company registered global revenues of $13.9 billion.

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1839 - 1898 - Eli Lilly and Company - 2004

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Colonel Lilly served in the U.S. Civil War, fighting for the Union. He attempted two other business ventures, including a Mississippi plantation, before trying his hand at pharmaceuticals. Eli Lilly founded his pharmceutical company, at 15 W. Pearl St., Indianapolis, Indiana, in May, 1876. Following on his experience of medicines used in the Civil War, Col. Lilly committed to producing only high quality prescription drugs, in contrast to the common patent medicines of the day.

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U.S. Civil War - Mississippi - Indianapolis - Indiana - 1876 - Patent medicines

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