Editing Adolphus Busch (section)

{{Short description|German-born co-founder of Anheuser-Busch (1839–1913)}}
{{Other people|Adolphus Busch}}
{{Use British English|date = September 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name        = Adolphus Busch
| image       = Adolphus_busch2.jpg
| image_size  = 
| caption     = 
| birth_date  = {{Birth date|1839|7|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Mainz-Kastel|Kastel]], [[Grand Duchy of Hesse]], [[German Confederation]]<br><small>(present-day [[Hesse]], Germany)</small>
| death_date  = {{death date and age|1913|10|10|1839|7|10|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Lindschied]], [[Province of Hesse-Nassau|Hesse-Nassau]], [[Kingdom of Prussia]], [[German Empire]] <br><small>(present-day Hesse, Germany)</small>
| resting_place = [[Bellefontaine Cemetery]]
| occupation  = Brewing executive and founder
| spouse      = {{marriage|Lilly Eberhard Anheuser|1861}} (1844 - 1928)<ref name=":1" />
| children    = 12, incl. [[August Anheuser Busch Sr.|August A. Busch]] 

{{Infobox military person
   |embed        = yes
   |embed_title  = Military Service
   |allegiance   = [[United States]]
   |branch       = [[Union Army]]
   |serviceyears = May - August 1861
   |unit         = [[3rd Missouri US Reserve Corps Infantry Regiment|3rd Missouri Infantry, US Reserve Corps]]
   |rank         = [[Corporal]]
   |battles      = 
[[American Civil War]]
*[[Camp Jackson affair]]
*[[Nathaniel Lyon|Lyon’s Missouri Expeditions]]
  }}
}}

'''Adolphus Busch''' (10 July 1839 – 10 October 1913{{cn|date=September 2023}}) was the German-born co-founder of [[Anheuser-Busch]] with his father-in-law, [[Eberhard Anheuser]]. He introduced numerous innovations, building the success of the company in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He became a philanthropist, using some of his wealth for education and humanitarian needs. His great-great-grandson, [[August Busch IV]], is a former CEO of [[Anheuser-Busch]].