Charles Rudolph Walgreen Jr. (March 4, 1906 – February 10, 2007) was an American businessman who was the president of Walgreens from 1939 until 1963 and the chairman of the board from 1963 until 1976.
10-490: Walgreen may refer to: Charles Rudolph Walgreen Charles Rudolph Walgreen Jr. Walgreens Boots Alliance Holding company The Walgreens , aka The Walgreen Company (WAG) Walgreens Health Services (WHS), a business unit of Walgreens Walgreen Drug Store (Miami, Florida) The Walgreen Coast , a portion of the coast of Antarctica See also [ edit ] Wahlgren (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
20-589: A registered pharmacist. At the start of the Spanish–American War , Walgreen enlisted with the 1st Illinois Volunteer Cavalry . While serving in Cuba, he contracted malaria and yellow fever , which continued to plague him for the rest of his life. After his discharge, Walgreen returned to Chicago and worked as a pharmacist for Isaac Blood. In 1901, he opened a second store in 1909 and by 1916 owned nine drug stores, which he incorporated as Walgreen Co. Walgreens
30-570: Is a member of the Labor Hall of Fame . Charles Rudolph Walgreen Jr. He was born on March 4, 1906, in Chicago, Illinois , to Charles Rudolph Walgreen and Myrtle Norton. He attended the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy and was a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon . Walgreen Jr. started out as a buyer for the company. As head of the company he increased the profit and size of
40-402: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Charles Rudolph Walgreen Charles Rudolph Walgreen (October 9, 1873 – December 11, 1939) was an American businessman and the founder of Walgreens . He was born on a farm near Galesburg, Illinois before moving to Dixon, Illinois , in 1887. He was the son of Swedish immigrants. In
50-510: The 1790s, Charles's great-great-great-grandfather, Sven Olofsson, adopted the surname Wahlgren ( Swedish pronunciation: [ˈvɑ̂ːlɡreːn] ) during his military service, a family fact passed down over the generations. When Charles's father, Carl Magnus Olofsson, came to America from Sweden, he decided to change the family name to Walgreen . When Charles was still quite young he and his family relocated to Dixon, Illinois , in 1887. He attended Dixon High School , Dixon Business College. He
60-666: The company he founded. His daughter, Ruth Walgreen, married Justin Whitlock Dart , who left the Walgreens company after they divorced and went on to control the rival Rexall Drug Stores in 1943. Ruth, in her adult years a published poet, eventually remarried and began spending winters in Tucson, Arizona , where in the early 1960s, she was instrumental in establishing the Poetry Center at the University of Arizona . He
70-492: The drug store, encouraged new lines of products to be sold and changed the format from counter service to self-service. He relinquished his role in company in 1969 to his son Charles R. Walgreen III . He died in 2007 at age 100. Shortly before his death, Walgreen donated $ 10 million to the University of Michigan and that gift proved to be instrumental in the building of the Walgreen Drama Center located on
80-467: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Walgreen . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Walgreen&oldid=1038095813 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
90-468: Was a member of the international fraternity Tau Kappa Epsilon . As a young adult, he lost part of a finger in an accident at a shoe factory. The doctor who treated him persuaded him to become an apprentice for a local druggist. His interest in pharmacy dated from the time he was employed by D.S. Horton, a druggist in Dixon where he was apprenticed as a pharmacist. In 1893, Walgreen went to Chicago and became
100-438: Was one of the first chains to carry non-pharmaceuticals as a mainstay of the store's retail selection. Walgreens offered low-priced lunch counters, built its own ice cream factory, and introduced the malted milk shake in 1922. By 1927, Walgreen had established 110 stores. His son Charles Rudolph Walgreen Jr. (March 4, 1906 – February 10, 2007) and grandson Charles R. Walgreen III both shared his name and played prominent roles in
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