Merck refers primarily to the German Merck family and three companies founded by the family, including: * the Merck Group, a German chemical, pharmaceutical and life sciences company founded in 1668 **

Merck Serono Merck Serono (EMD Serono in the United States and Canada) is a pharmaceutical company headquartered in Darmstadt, Germany, and a brand and division of Merck focused on biopharmaceuticals. In September 2006, Merck KGaA announced its intent to pu ...

(known as EMD Serono in the United States and Canada), a pharmaceutical company headquartered in Darmstadt, Germany, and a brand and division of Merck focused on biopharmaceuticals * Merck & Co., Inc. (known as MSD (''Merck Sharp & Dohme'') outside North America), an American pharmaceutical company and a former subsidiary of the German Merck company, as founded in 1891/1917 * H. J. Merck & Co., a German bank founded in 1799 Merck may also refer to:

People

Carl Merck Carl Hermann Merck (3 May 1809 - 16 October 1880) was one of the leading Hamburg statesmen of the 19th century, holding the office of Syndicus from 1847 until his death in 1880.Carl Hermann Merck in General German Biography (ADB ) de.wikisource.o ...

(1809–1880), Syndicus (foreign affairs head) of the Free City of Hamburg *

Ernst Merck Freiherr Ernst Merck (20 November 1811 – 6 July 1863) was a German businessman and politician. Merck, born in Hamburg, was a member of the Frankfurt Parliament for a year from 1848 to 1849. Merck was also the cavalry chief of the Hamburg Citize ...

(1811–1863), German businessman and politician * George W. Merck (1894–1957), American president of Merck & Co. *

Heinrich Emanuel Merck Heinrich Emanuel Merck (15 September 1794 – 14 February 1855) was an apothecary whose descendants are the founders of Merck and Company and Merck KGaA. Biography He was a direct descendant of company founder Friedrich Jacob Merck, who had pur ...

(1794–1855), German apothecary whose descendants were the founders of Merck chemical companies * Johann Heinrich Merck (1741–1791), German author and critic * William Merck (1852–1925), British commissioner in India

Publications

* '' Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy'', a 1899 medical textbook published by Merck & Co. * '' Merck Index'', a 1968 encyclopedia of chemistry, formerly published by Merck & Co. and now by the Royal Society of Chemistry * '' Merck Veterinary Manual'', a reference manual of animal health care published by Merck & Co. and Merial Limited

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* Merck Finck & Co., a German private bank * Johann-Heinrich-Merck-Preis, a literary prize of Hesse, Germany * Merck Records, an IDM and experimental hip hop record label based in Miami, Florida, USA * Merck-Saint-Liévin, a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department, France

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