| 词条 | Thomas James Smith |
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Thomas James Smith (1827−1896) was the founder of Smith & Nephew, one of the United Kingdom's largest medical devices businesses. CareerAfter training as a pharmacist at a dispensing chemist in Grantham and then at University College, London, Thomas Smith opened his own chemist's shop in Hull in 1856.[1] In 1858 he started selling cod-liver oil most of which came from Newfoundland although he obtained one large batch at a cheaper price from Norway: he sold these supplies to hospitals on a wholesale basis.[1] In 1896 he was joined by his nephew, Horatio Nelson Smith, who helped build T.J. Smith & Nephew into a global medical supplies business.[1] Thomas Smith died later in 1896.[1] FamilySmith, who never married, had no children. Other interestsHe became President of the Hull Chamber of Commerce.[2] References1. ^1 2 3 [https://books.google.com/books?id=4JYjsQkBm3MC&pg=PA327 The pharmaceutical industry: A guide to Historical Records By Lesley Richmond] Ashgate, 2003, {{ISBN|978-0-7546-3352-5}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Thomas James}}{{UK-business-bio-stub}}2. ^Hull Chamber of Commerce Retrieved 7 June 2009. 3 : 1827 births|1896 deaths|British businesspeople |
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