Oskar Mildebrath
Oskar Mildebrath | |
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Born | |
Died | January 9, 1900 Kullamaa, Governorate of Estonia | (aged 50)
Occupation | Pharmacist |
Known for | Founder of Kullamaa Pharmacy |
Oskar Fridrich Woldemar Mildebrath (March 2, 1849 – January 9, 1900) was a
Oskar Mildebrath was born on March 2, 1849, in
Mildebrath graduated as a pharmacist from University of Tartu.[2] He worked at the Haapsalu pharmacy between 1875 and 1877. In 1877–1878, he participated in the Russo-Turkish War. From 1880 to 1885 he worked at Raeapteek, the Tallinn's Town Hall Pharmacy, where he was the first Estonian-speaking pharmacist with a university degree. Mildebrath was also a member of the Society of Estonian Literati and considered one of the most outstanding intellectuals living in the town at the time.[3]
On July 30, 1886, Mildebrath founded one of the oldest rural pharmacies in Estonia, at Kullamaa. It stayed in business continuously for 122 years, until 2008.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Lääne Elu". 18 January 2013.
- ^ Hasselblatt, Arnold; Ülikool, Tartu Riiklik (1889). Album Academicum der Kaiserlichen Universität Dorpat. p. 10.
- ^ Acta Historica Tallinnensia. Estonian Academy Publishers. 1998. p. 10.