Esaias Fleischer (pharmacist)
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Esaias Fleischer was a Danish pharmacist.

He hailed from Silesia
Silesia
Silesia is a historical region of Central Europe located mostly in Poland, with smaller parts also in the Czech Republic, and Germany.Silesia is rich in mineral and natural resources, and includes several important industrial areas. Silesia's largest city and historical capital is Wrocław...

, and migrated to Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

 in the early 17th century. He is known as a pharmacist at least from 1613. In 1619 he was given the right to open a pharmacy in Bergen
Bergen
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 in the Province of Norway
Norway
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, but he probably did not take the offer. He continued his career in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
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, and served as pharmacist for the Danish Royal Court
Danish Royal Family
The Danish Royal Family includes the Queen of Denmark and her family. All members except the Queen hold the title of Prince/Princess of Denmark with the style of His/Her Royal Highness or His/Her Highness. The Queen is styled Her Majesty. The Queen and her siblings belong to the House of...

 from 1633 to 1639.

In 1650 his pharmacy privilege was made heritable, and his son Gregorius Fleischer did inherit the pharmacy. Another son Esaias Fleischer
Esaias Fleischer (priest)
Esaias Fleischer was a Danish priest.He was a son of pharmacist Esaias Fleischer, and of Silesian roots. He studied at Sorø Academy before enrolling at the University of Copenhagen in 1652. He was influenced by Niels Svendsen Kronich, but because of this he deviated too much from the state church,...

 became a notable clergyman. The pharmacist was married twice, last to Maren Hansdatter, a sister of Hans Nansen
Hans Nansen
Hans Nansen was a Danish statesman.The son of a burgher, Evert Nansen, he was born at Flensburg. He made several voyages to the White Sea and to places in northern Russia, and in 1621 entered the service of the thriving Danish Icelandic Company...

's wife. He died in January 1663.
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