Theodor Goldschmidt

Carl Theodor Wilhelm Goldschmidt (4 June 1817 – 4 January 1875) was a German entrepreneur and chemist.

He studied chemistry at the University of Berlin, and then trained as a colorist, a specialist in dyeing textiles.

[1][2] On 8 December 1847, he founded a chemical factory in Berlin.

Goldschmidt was a city councilor in Berlin, was interested in philosophy and maintained close contacts with the famous chemists of his time.

His grave is preserved in the Protestant Friedhof I der Jerusalems- und Neuen Kirchengemeinde (Cemetery No.