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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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Operating room at a Helios clinic.

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Sign at the Fresenius corporate head office in Bad Homburg.

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Logo at the Fresenius corporate head office in Bad Homburg.

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The Fresenius corporate head office in Bad Homburg, Germany

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The Fresenius corporate head office in Bad Homburg, Germany

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The Fresenius corporate head office in Bad Homburg, Germany

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The Helios clinic in Berlin-Buch, one of seven maximum care hospitals operated by Fresenius Helios in Germany.