Gustav Ottomar Heinsius von Mayenburg (5 December 1865 – 24 July 1932) was a

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. He invented the ''Clorodont'' toothpaste for the German market.

Life

Mayenburg studied botany pharmaceuticals at

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. After finishing his university studies he worked as a

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. In 1907 while in Dresden, he invented a toothpaste, which he named ''Clorodont''. He filled tubes with his new toothpaste and sold it to customers. His new product competed with the ''Kalodont'' toothpaste manufactured by Carl Sarg and also the ''Pebco'' toothpaste manufactured by

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. He was very successful and founded the ''Leowerke'' company to sell ''Clorodont''. In the 1920s over 1,000 people worked for the ''Leowerke'' company. At that time, Von Mayenburg lived with his family in the Eckberg Castle near Dresden. He was an uncle of Ruth von Mayenburg.

Film

* „Die Zahnpasta des Herrn von Mayenburg“. film by Götz Goebel (30 minutes.) for SWR „Patente & Talente“ (29 December 2007)

Literature

* Rolf Mahlke: ''Die Zahnpasta des Herrn von Mayenburg'', in: 'Die ZahnarztWoche' (DZW) 51-52/2007 pages 18f

External links

History of Chlorodont

History of Lion-pharmacy in Dresden (since 1560)
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