Historedia
Person

Felix Hoffmann

Events
2
Episodes
4
Years
1897–1899

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Felix Hoffmann, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Felix Hoffmann synthesizes acetylsalicylic acid at Bayer

    1897–1899

    Role: Chemist

    1. 10 August 1897 (reported; contested) · BayerSynthesis of Acetylsalicylic Acid

      Felix Hoffmann synthesized acetylsalicylic acid in pure, stable form at Bayer in 1897, with contested attribution regarding his initiative.

    2. 1899 · BayerMarketing as Aspirin

      Bayer marketed the synthesized compound as Aspirin in 1899, initially as a powder in glass bottles, establishing a global brand.

  2. Felix Hoffmann patents Aspirin; Bayer registers trademark

    1899

    Role: German chemist who synthesized acetylsalicylic acid in 1897

    1. 1899 · Germany-level institutional context of Bayer's trademark registrationBayer Registers Aspirin Trademark

      By 1899, Bayer's trademark Aspirin was registered worldwide for its brand of acetylsalicylic acid, which the company was selling globally.

    2. 1899 · Bayer commercial operationsInitial Marketing of Aspirin

      Aspirin was marketed for the first time in 1899 as a powder in glass bottles.

Sources

  1. Felix Hoffmann Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-31
  2. Aspirin Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05