Johann Adam Benckiser was a German chemist who founded Joh. A. Benckiser GmbH, a major German chemicals business. Since 1999, the business has been part of Reckitt, a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
- Occupation
- chemist, businessperson, merchant, entrepreneur
- Born
- December 30, 1782
- Died
- May 7, 1851
