COMPANY

Founded 1758 by Johann Rudolf Geigy. Merged with Ciba in 1971 to form Ciba-Geigy.

Industry:
Chemical

NOTABLE EMPLOYEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Paul H. Müller	Scientist	12-Jan-1899	12-Oct-1965	Synthesized DDT

EMPLOYMENT

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Paul Greengard	Scientist	11-Dec-1925		Signal transduction in the nervous system
Louis J. Ignarro	Scientist	31-May-1941		Nitric oxide as a cardiovascular signal
Douglas G. Watson	Business	c. 1945		CEO of Novartis USA, 1996-99

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