- Great American Business Leaders of the Twentieth Century
Ewing M. Kauffman
Marion Laboratories
1950 - 1989
Healthcare
| Military Service | Navy |
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b. 1916
| Education |  |
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| Undergraduate | Kansas City Junior College |
| Personal | |
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| Born-Died | 1916 - 1993 |
| Birthplace | Missouri (MO) |
| Race | White |
| Father | Deceased / Absent |
Using his middle name as his company’s name, Kauffman built a fledging pharmaceutical business initially housed in his basement into a $1 billion operation by the time he sold Marion Labs to Merrell Dow. Kauffman built his business by licensing products produced by international pharmaceutical providers and through his adept salesmanship. Over time, he invested in his own research and development, and Marion Labs became a formidable competitor in the US and abroad.