# Franz Anton Cramer

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**Franz Anton Cramer** (born 1776 in Paderborn; died May 9, 1829 in Paderborn) was a German court apothecary in [Paderborn](/source/Paderborn).[1] Cramer’sche Hofapotheke is the later Adlerapotheke at the Paderborn market. His generous support enabled [Friedrich Sertürner](/source/Friedrich_Sert%C3%BCrner) to discover morphine. He is the great-grandfather of the writer [Hermann Löns](/source/Hermann_L%C3%B6ns).

## Discovery of morphine

On 1 October 1799, [Friedrich Sertürner](/source/Friedrich_Sert%C3%BCrner) began there an apprenticeship for four years. During this time he started his scientific work, which later became the basis for the discovery of [morphine](/source/Morphine). In 1804, for the first time Friedrich Sertürner isolated [morphine](/source/Morphine) out of the watersoluble extract of [opium](/source/Opium) in the Cramer’schen Hofapotheke.[2][3]

## Literature

- Fritz Cramer: *Stammliste Cramer-Paderborn.* In: Westfälisches Familien-Archiv, Band 8/9 1926, S. 101–104 ([Digitalisat](https://www.westfaelische-geschichte.de/lit7911))

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Jahreszahlen zur Toxikologie 2001"](http://www.gtfch.org/cms/images/stories/media/tk/tk67_3/giebelmann.pdf) (PDF). Gtfch.org. Retrieved 4 November 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Govi-Verlag Pharmazeutischer Verlag GmbH. ["Pharmazeutische Zeitung online: Dem Morphin auf der Spur"](http://www.pharmazeutische-zeitung.de/index.php?id=26551). Pharmazeutische-zeitung.de. Retrieved 4 November 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Sertürner Gesellschaft e.V. Einbeck - Friedrich Wilhelm Anton Sertürner"](http://www.sertuerner-gesellschaft.de/sertuerner.htm). Sertuerner-gesellschaft.de. Retrieved 4 November 2014.

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