HISTORY - While searching for something to relieve his father's arthritis, German chemist Felix Hoffmann produced a stable form of acetylsalicylic acid, more commonly known as aspirin. It was on #ThisDayinHistory in
![Aspirin was first synthesised by the German chemist Felix Hoffman (1868-1946) and introduced to the medical market in 1899 as a relief against pain. I... - SuperStock Aspirin was first synthesised by the German chemist Felix Hoffman (1868-1946) and introduced to the medical market in 1899 as a relief against pain. I... - SuperStock](https://cdn.superstock.com/1895/Comp/1895-16771.webp)
Aspirin was first synthesised by the German chemist Felix Hoffman (1868-1946) and introduced to the medical market in 1899 as a relief against pain. I... - SuperStock
CeleBrate Daily - 27 February 1900 - Felix Hoffman was issued a US patent for the painkiller aspirin. A salicylic acid, the precursor of aspirin, is found in leaves and bark extracts
![Kapheros on X: "Aspirin... Bayer'in kimyagerlerinden Dr. Felix Hoffmann, saf asetilsalisilik asidi üretmeyi başarırken, bunu söğüt ağacındaki özü kimyevi şekle getirerek yapmıştı. Söğüt ağacının özündeki şifa ilk defa düzgün bir şekilde ayrıştırılıyordu. Kapheros on X: "Aspirin... Bayer'in kimyagerlerinden Dr. Felix Hoffmann, saf asetilsalisilik asidi üretmeyi başarırken, bunu söğüt ağacındaki özü kimyevi şekle getirerek yapmıştı. Söğüt ağacının özündeki şifa ilk defa düzgün bir şekilde ayrıştırılıyordu.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E0KhjGPWYAAKy2d.jpg:large)
Kapheros on X: "Aspirin... Bayer'in kimyagerlerinden Dr. Felix Hoffmann, saf asetilsalisilik asidi üretmeyi başarırken, bunu söğüt ağacındaki özü kimyevi şekle getirerek yapmıştı. Söğüt ağacının özündeki şifa ilk defa düzgün bir şekilde ayrıştırılıyordu.
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Aspirin was first synthesised by the German chemist Felix Hoffman and... Photo d'actualité - Getty Images
![Dr. Felix Hoffman successfully synthesized acetylsalicylic acid to a chemically pure and stable form in 1897 while working at Bayer. It would be marketed two years later under the name of Aspirin. Dr. Felix Hoffman successfully synthesized acetylsalicylic acid to a chemically pure and stable form in 1897 while working at Bayer. It would be marketed two years later under the name of Aspirin.](https://preview.redd.it/ma79lxo2gug91.png?width=508&format=png&auto=webp&s=bed470e8293a6d3432c84dd7368761b31df006af)
Dr. Felix Hoffman successfully synthesized acetylsalicylic acid to a chemically pure and stable form in 1897 while working at Bayer. It would be marketed two years later under the name of Aspirin.
![1899: Bayer Patents Aspirin, Will Pretend It Hadn't Been Invented by a Jew - Jewish World - Haaretz.com 1899: Bayer Patents Aspirin, Will Pretend It Hadn't Been Invented by a Jew - Jewish World - Haaretz.com](https://img.haarets.co.il/bs/0000017f-e682-d97e-a37f-f7e71f920000/b7/70/020fe247225526f63baefd8ccaa2/1018316866.jpg?precrop=1235,1234,x9,y32)