History of the Pharmacy
The Pharmacy of St. Ulrich was founded between 1697 and 1713 by
the Collegium pharmazeuticum viennensis, a union of the
bourgeois pharmacists of Vienna, as a branch pharmacy in the
suburban area of St. Ulrich, which belonged to the Scottish
Abbey.
The pharmacy was always located in the immediate
vicinity of the church St.Ulrich. First in the house "Zum
Ebenaus", later in the house "Zu den 12
Himmelszeichen", then it was located at "St.Ulrich am
Platz Nr.47" (at that time it had the sign: "Zum
goldenen Schiff"), finally at Ulrichsplatz Nr. 4.
In
1888 it was moved to its present location at Burggasse 22,
corner Ulrichsplatz.This branch pharmacy was always managed by
the respective sub-senior of the Collegium. A total of five
pharmacy managers appear in the chronicle of the Collegium until
its dissolution in 1782.
The Pharmacy St.Ulrich, which,
like all public pharmacies in Vienna, was only allowed to be run
by pharmacists who had acquired the citizenship of the city, was
known for its free distribution of medicines to the poor of the
suburb.
The bourgeois pharmacists remained in possession of
their branch pharmacy in St. Ulrich for about 100 years. Under
Emperor Joseph II the Collegium was dissolved in 1782 and the
branch pharmacy had to be sold. When the pharmacy was publicly
licensed, pharmacist Matthias Moser purchased the pharmacy, but
according to a government decree he had to administer the
medicines at half the previous price. Matthias Moser sold the
pharmacy to Johann Pölking in 1783 already.
In 1786
Johann Pölking had to give the pharmacy to his creditors
due to debts, who sold it to pharmacist Scharinger in 1787.
Scharinger was the head of the pharmacists' committee and was
awarded the great Golden Medal of Honour for his great merits in
the field of caring for the poor.
His son and successor
Josef Scharinger jun. was succeeded as the next owner by
Dr.Ignaz Edler von Wärth, who was also head of the
committee, member of the permanent medical commission and guest
examiner at the strict examinations of pharmacists.
From
1865 to 1908, apart from pharmacists Kolder and Rupp, five other
pharmacy managers are mentioned - there have been fifteen in
total since the pharmacy was first mentioned.
In 1908 the
Magisters Gustav Marx and Heinrich Spranger bought the widow's
continuation business after pharmacist Kolder as partners. Since
Magister Spranger died on the Isonzo Front in 1915, his heirs
were paid off and Magister Gustav Marx became the sole
owner.After the death of Gustav Marx in 1921, the pharmacy was
divided between the widow Irene and her 3 children in a
partnership agreement. The minor called Trude received ⅙.
In the following decades the shares were divided again
and it took until 1995 until the change from a real concession
to a personnel concession meant that only 3 owners were
registered. Trude Kopelent née Marx, her son Kurt Kopelent and
the grandson Thomas.
Mag. Kurt Kopelent became
concessionaire until his son Dr. Thomas Kopelent replaced him in
2011.
Dr. Thomas Kopelent died completely unexpectedly in
January 2015. Thereupon decided Kurt Kopelent with a heavy heart
after four generations to sell the pharmacy.
Mag. Roswitha Kronemann, a long-time employee, then followed as the
new owner.