Joseph Fels (1853–1914), American soap manufacturer, millionaire, and philanthropist
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Samuel Simeon Fels (1860–1950), American businessman and philanthropist
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Willi Fels (1858–1946), New Zealand merchant, collector and philanthropist
The original Fels-Naptha, developed by Philadelphia manufacturer Joseph Fels around 1893, was used as a home remedy in the treatment of contact dermatitis caused by exposure to poison ivy, poison oak, and other oil-based organic skin-irritants.
In 1894 he developed the Fels-Naptha soap brand, historically used as a home remedy in the treatment of contact dermatitis caused by exposure to poison ivy, poison oak, and other oil-transmitted organic skin-irritants.
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In May 2011, Professor Fels was appointed to lead the Taxi Industry Inquiry, a major inquiry into the taxi industry and taxi services in Victoria.
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In addition, Fels is the heading the Victorian Taxi Industry Inquiry and, as part of that, has been appointed as chairperson of the Taxi Services Commission.
Born of German Jewish immigrants in Halifax County, Virginia, Fels moved with his family to Baltimore in 1866; by 1876 he'd assumed control of a soap manufacturing company based in Philadelphia, and brought two of his brothers in as partners shortly after.
DDG Hansa gave many of its ships names ending in -fels ("rock"), (e.g. D/S Freienfels, D/S Uhenfels, D/S Wachtfels), so that collectively they became known as the "Fels ships".
In the second stage, following Professor Fels’ investigation, a Taxi Services Commission will take over the role of industry regulator, giving it the powers and tools necessary to reform the taxi industry.
Fels' family were prominent in the arts and culture of southern New Zealand for many years, his cousins, the De Beers (including Esmond Samuel de Beer), and grandson Charles Brasch also making a permanent mark on the country's cultural life.