Inventor, Biochemist, Pharmacist. He was an 19th century American physician and chemist from Georgia who invented the popular soft drink Coca-Cola. After attending pharmacy school, Dr. Pemberton opened up his own drug store in Columbus, Georgia. He later served in the Confederate Army at the rank of lieutenant in the American Civil War. After moving to Atlanta, he begin selling his medicines. His best-selling product was wine of coca, which was sold as a cure for nervous disorders, disturbances of internal plumbing, and impotency. It was in 1885, in the backyard of his home on 107 Marietta St. in Atlanta, that Dr. Pemberton mixed up the syrup that would later become known as Coca-Cola. The name Coca-Cola came from Frank Robinson, a man he had met. He then sold the drink as a brain tonic for five cents, but it was poorly received. In 1888, he sold the formula to Asa Griggs Candler for $1,750. Dr. Pemberton died in Atlanta in 1888. It was under Candler that The Coca-Cola Company was founded in 1892 and has never looked back. It was in 1894 when Coca-Cola was put in bottles and sold all over the world for the first time. The Coca-Cola Company remains one of the biggest beverage companies in the world alongside PepsiCo & Keurig Dr Pepper. None of the company's strides in marketing, international expansion, product innovation or profit growth could have happened had it not been for Coca-Cola inventor, Dr. John S. Pemberton.
Inventor, Biochemist, Pharmacist. He was an 19th century American physician and chemist from Georgia who invented the popular soft drink Coca-Cola. After attending pharmacy school, Dr. Pemberton opened up his own drug store in Columbus, Georgia. He later served in the Confederate Army at the rank of lieutenant in the American Civil War. After moving to Atlanta, he begin selling his medicines. His best-selling product was wine of coca, which was sold as a cure for nervous disorders, disturbances of internal plumbing, and impotency. It was in 1885, in the backyard of his home on 107 Marietta St. in Atlanta, that Dr. Pemberton mixed up the syrup that would later become known as Coca-Cola. The name Coca-Cola came from Frank Robinson, a man he had met. He then sold the drink as a brain tonic for five cents, but it was poorly received. In 1888, he sold the formula to Asa Griggs Candler for $1,750. Dr. Pemberton died in Atlanta in 1888. It was under Candler that The Coca-Cola Company was founded in 1892 and has never looked back. It was in 1894 when Coca-Cola was put in bottles and sold all over the world for the first time. The Coca-Cola Company remains one of the biggest beverage companies in the world alongside PepsiCo & Keurig Dr Pepper. None of the company's strides in marketing, international expansion, product innovation or profit growth could have happened had it not been for Coca-Cola inventor, Dr. John S. Pemberton.
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Born in Knoxville, Crawford County, Georgia
July 8, 1831
Died in Atlanta, Georgia
August 16, 1888
"Originator of Coca-Cola"
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