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Julius Vorster (29 April 1809, Hamm – 10 October 1876, Cologne) was a German entrepreneur, one of the founders of Chemische Fabrik Kalk, a major German chemical enterprise in Cologne.

Life

Vorster opened a thriving chemical business after a commercial apprenticeship in Cologne. After accepting a partnership with Harhaus, the business was renamed Vorster and Harhaus. On 1 November 1858 Vorster and chemist Hermann Julius Grüneberg, who was a doctoral student at that time, founded Chemische Fabrik Kalk. [1] The successful company expanded under the leadership of Vorster's sons Julius Vorster Jr. and Fritz Vorster, and Hermann Grüneberg's son Richard Grüneberg.

Vorster married Wilhelmine Röhrig and they had several children. He was the founder of the Evangelical hospital in Cologne. He is buried on the Melaten-Friedhof. [1]

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References

  1. ^ a b Karl Hübner: Die Sprengstoff-Fabrik – Vom Aufstieg und Fall der „Chemischen“ in Kalk, Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, 1./2. November 2008, Seite 41

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