Who was the founder of Merck?

The founder of Merck was Friedrich Jacob Merck, a German pharmacist who established the company in 1668 in Darmstadt, Germany. Initially, it operated as a small pharmacy before expanding into a larger pharmaceutical company. Over the years, Merck evolved into one of the leading global healthcare companies, known for its innovative medicines and vaccines. Today, Merck operates under the name Merck & Co., Inc. in the United States and Canada, while outside those regions, it is known as MSD (Merck Sharp & Dohme).