Historedia
Person

Friedrich Engelhorn

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1865–1866

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Friedrich Engelhorn, 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. Founding of BASF and move to Ludwigshafen, April 1865

    1865–1866

    Role: Founder

    1. 6 April 1865 · MannheimFounding of BASF in Mannheim

      Friedrich Engelhorn founded Badische Anilin- und Sodafabrik (BASF) in Mannheim on 6 April 1865 to produce chemicals for dye manufacturing.

    2. 1866 · BASF site (locality not named in sources)Relocation of Production Processes

      Dye production processes were moved to the BASF site in 1866, following the initial founding in Mannheim.

Sources

  1. Friedrich Engelhorn Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-01
  2. BASF Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-23