Oskar Mildebrath
Oskar Fridrich Woldemar Mildebrath March 2, 1849 – January 9, 1900 was a pharmacist in Estonia who founded one of the oldest rural pharmacies in the country that staid in business continuously at the same place, in the same building for 122 years.[1]
Oskar Mildebrath was born on March 2, 1849 in Koluvere, Läänemaa, Governorate of Estonia to Martin Friedrich Mildebrath ja Julie Elisabeth (née Anderson). Father, Martin Friedrich Mildebrath was originally from Prussia.
Oskar Mildebrath graduated as a pharmacist from University of Tartu.[2] He worked at the Haapsalu pharmasy between 1875–1877. In 1877-1877 participated in the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878). From 1880 to 1885 he worked at Raeapteek, the Tallinn's Town Hall Pharmacy, where he was the first Estonian speaking pharmacist with an university degree. Oskar 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 Oskar Mildebrath founded one of the oldest rural pharmacies in Estonia, at Kullamaa that 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.