- Great American Business Leaders of the Twentieth Century
Francis C. Brown
Schering Corporation
1943 - 1966
Healthcare
b. 1902
| Education |  |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate | Georgetown University |
| Graduate | JD, Georgetown University |
| Personal | |
|---|---|
| Born-Died | 1902 - 1966 |
| Birthplace | District of Columbia (DC) |
| Race | White |
Schering, a German company, was one of the first to be seized by the United States during World War II under the Alien Property Custodian Act. Accepting what he thought was a temporary post, Brown built Schering into a formidable player in the pharmaceutical industry. Through a heavy focus on research, Brown built the company from $3 million to over $125 million in revenues and laid the foundation for several future product lines.