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Eli Lilly

1838 - 1898

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Eli Lilly (July 8, 1838 – June 6, 1898) was a Union Army officer, pharmacist, chemist, and businessman who founded Eli Lilly and Company. Lilly enlisted in the Union Army during the American Civil War and recruited a company of men to serve with him in the 18th Independent Battery Indiana Light Artillery. He was later promoted to major and then colonel, and was given command of the 9th Indiana Infantry Regiment. Lilly was captured in September 1864 and held as a prisoner of war until January 1865. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eli Lilly is the 474th most popular businessperson (down from 429th in 2019), the 6,277th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,214th in 2019) and the 157th most popular American Businessperson.

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Among businesspeople, Eli Lilly ranks 474 out of 847. Before him are Maurice Farman, Michael Eisner, Marc Rich, Mark Thatcher, Franklin Clarence Mars, and Changpeng Zhao. After him are Dana White, Akshata Murty, Adolf Merckle, Dmitry Rybolovlev, Reinhard Mohn, and Henry Luce.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1838, Eli Lilly ranks 81. Before him are John Hay, James Bryce, 1st Viscount Bryce, Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg, Henry Adams, Giovanni Cagliero, and Yisrael Meir Kagan. After him are Valeriano Weyler, Oskar Gripenberg, Paul Mauser, Gotō Shōjirō, Marianne Cope, and Emil Frey. Among people deceased in 1898, Eli Lilly ranks 58. Before him are Tigran Chukhajian, Axel Gudbrand Blytt, Miklós Barabás, Hieronymous Theodor Richter, Calixto García, and Anton Seidl. After him are Joaquín Crespo, Matilda Joslyn Gage, Ramón Emeterio Betances, Johan Lange, Maria Katharina Kasper, and James Hall.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Eli Lilly ranks 6,278 out of 20,380. Before him are Chris Farley (1964), Niles Eldredge (1943), Dave Alexander (1947), Robert Mills (1927), Pearl White (1889), and Mary Daly (1928). After him are Gene Autry (1907), Ellsworth Kelly (1923), Bruce Kulick (1953), Dick Boushka (1934), Shawn Crahan (1969), and Rance Howard (1928).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Eli Lilly ranks 157. Before him are Suge Knight (1965), John Warnock (1940), Charles Geschke (1939), Will Keith Kellogg (1860), Michael Eisner (1942), and Franklin Clarence Mars (1883). After him are Dana White (1969), Michael Dell (1965), Sherry Lansing (1944), Mike Lindell (1961), Carl Icahn (1936), and Gregory Olsen (1945).

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