Eli Lilly Research Paper

My entrepreneur was a great man who only wanted to serve the citizens of America….and make money. His name was Eli Lilly and still today his good name lives on not only through his family, but also through his company. He was born on July 8, 1838 in Baltimore, Maryland and died on June 6, 1898 in Indianapolis, Indiana. His childhood was like any other, he was the son of Gustavus and Esther Lilly. His family was from Swedish decent, they moved to the low country of France. His grandparents immigrated to Maryland in 1789; his parents moved him to Kentucky while he was young and attended school. They moved once again to Greencastle, Indiana in 1852. He wanted to become a printer. He bought a home in the city with Emily Lemen who was now his wife. …show more content…
His parents enrolled him to study pharmacology in Asbury College which is now known as DePauw University. He graduated after just two years, but not soon after he graduated and got married he enlisted in the Union Army just as his first child Josiah and the Civil War was beginning. He was away when his first son was born in 1861. As the war ended he was paroled and sent home after spending the remaining time during the war in a Confederate war prison. He organized an event which helped to reunite thousands of veterans …show more content…
The research was in more than 55 countries and there were manufacturing plants in 13 countries which is nothing compared to the products marketed in 159 countries. There is also research and development facilities located in eight countries, but the headquarters is located in Indianapolis of course, where it all started. Lilly cared about taking care of other people so much so that he created one of the best business leaps in history. In Indianapolis alone there are 10,735 employees. It’s up to $1.2 billion to just develop a new drug; to discover and develop a new drug is very expensive and costly. Lilly married Maria Cynthia Sloan from