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==Foundation==
The first mention of the company A. Nattermann & Cie. can be found in the Cologne People's Newspaper of January 21, 1906, under the section "Trade Register Entries". The company was established as a general partnership with two personally liable partners, August Nattermann and Rudolf Lappe.
August Nattermann (born March 29, 1861, in Cologne, died December 9, 1923, in Cologne) studied pharmacology in Cologne. Along with his wife Augusta Baur, he set up the "Augusta Drugstore" in Stephanstraße 13 (near [[St. Maria im Kapitol]]), which was next door to his father-in-law's house. Nattermann was familiar with the official drug catalog and had practical experience in pharmacy-appropriate drug preparation. At the age of 45, he utilized this knowledge to found a pharmaceutical company. His business partner was Rudolf Lappe (born April 17, 1878, in Wuppertal-Barmen, died February 27, 1954, in Cologne), a businessman who had just completed his commercial training at the Cologne drugstore Coenen & Dr. Schieffer.
Together, they began developing ready-made preparations with standardized medicinal content – a novelty that was successful in the market from the very start. In March 1909, Rudolf Lappe appeared as the sole owner in the trade register and continued the Nattermann company.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Kölner Personen-Lexikon |date=2008 |publisher=Greven-Verl |isbn=978-3-7743-0400-0 |editor-last=Soénius |editor-first=Ulrich S. |location=Köln |pages=316 |language=de |trans-title=Cologne People's Lexicon}}</ref> August Nattermann remained a partner in the company and, in the meantime, collaborated with pharmacist and chemist Heinrich Schieffer. Starting in 1912, under the label "Dr. Schieffer", they distributed natural remedies such as metabolic salt, blood purification tea, and iron tincture. August Nattermann continued his research until 1923 and passed away at the age of 62 in Cologne.
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