John Stith Pemberton - Wikipedia
John Stith Pemberton (July 8, 1831 – August 16, 1888) was an American pharmacist and Confederate States Army veteran who is best known as the inventor of Coca-Cola.On May 8, 1886, he developed an early version of a beverage that would later become Coca-Cola, but sold the rights to the drink shortly before his death in 1888.
John Pemberton: The drug-addled mind behind Coca-Cola
John Pemberton, a veteran and entrepreneur, might not have owned the rights to Coca-Cola for very long, but even in that short time, he knew what he had on his hands was extraordinary. Pemberton’s transformation from pharmacist to creator of a global phenomenon is fascinating.
The History of Coca-Cola and John Pemberton - ThoughtCo
Oct 6, 2024 · The history of Coca-Cola began in May of 1886 when it was invented by Doctor John Pemberton, a pharmacist from Atlanta, Georgia. According to the Coca-Cola Company, Pemberton developed the syrup for the famed beverage, which was sampled at the local Jacob's Pharmacy and deemed to be "excellent."
The Tragic History Of John Pemberton — The Man Who Invented Coca-Cola
Apr 6, 2018 · John Pemberton wanted to kick his morphine addiction, so he turned elsewhere. He couldn't quit the habit, but did invent Coca-Cola.
John Pemberton And The Quiet Tragedy Behind Coca-Cola's …
Mar 12, 2017 · John Pemberton died of stomach cancer in 1888, broke and in the grips of addiction. He left his fortune, which at that time consisted only of his remaining shares in the Coca-Cola company, to his only son, Charles.
The Birth of a Refreshing Idea - News & Articles - The Coca-Cola Company
John Stith Pemberton, a local pharmacist, produced the syrup for Coca‑Cola, and carried a jug of the new product down the street to Jacobs' Pharmacy, where it was sampled, pronounced "excellent" and placed on sale for five cents a glass as a soda fountain drink.
John Stith Pemberton - New Georgia Encyclopedia
May 14, 2004 · John Stith Pemberton was the inventor of the Coca-Cola beverage. In his day Pemberton was a most respected member of the state’s medical establishment, but his gift was for medical chemistry rather than regular medicine.
John "Doc" Pemberton and His Amazing Medicine - Museum …
While trying to find a remedy for his own morphine addiction, John “Doc” Pemberton became infatuated with a patent medicine inspired by a French chemist, Angelo Marini, who concocted a tonic in 1863 known as “French Wine of Coco”.
Pemberton, John Stith - Encyclopedia.com
American pharmacist John Stith Pemberton (1831-1888) was the inventor of Coca-Cola. Pemberton was not an amateur tinkerer. He was one of the most successful pharmacists and chemists of his time in Atlanta, Georgia, and he had created several widely distributed products before he began to work on his cola idea.
John Pemberton - Lemelson
That year, Pemberton mixed a version of the syrup in a brass kettle in his backyard that would later become Coca-Cola. It contained extracts of cocaine and of kola nuts, a rich source of caffeine, and sugar for sweetening instead of wine.