POWER OF ATTORNEY



Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints

James F. O'Reilly, signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful

attorney-in-fact to: (1)execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the

undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of Danaher Corporation (the

Company), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;



(2)do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which

may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5,

complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such

form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock

exchange or similar authority; and



3)take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing

which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the

best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood

that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the

undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall

contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such

attorney-in-fact's discretion.



The undersigned hereby grants to such attorney-in-fact full power and authority

to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary,

or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein

granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could

do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby

ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-

fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by

virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  The

undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorney-in-fact, in serving in such

capacity at the request of the undersigned, is not assuming, nor is the Company

assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. This Power of Attorney shall remain in full

force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4,

and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in

securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a

signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.





      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to

be executed as of this 5th day of July, 2016.



By:  /s/ Robert J. Hugin

Name:  Robert J. Hugin