- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- John Stith Pemberton (1831-1888)
- Creator:
- King, Monroe Martin
- Date of Original:
- 2004-05-14
- Subject:
- Pharmacists--Georgia--Atlanta
Inventors--Georgia--Atlanta
Chemists--Georgia--Atlanta
Businesspeople--Georgia--Atlanta
Coca-Cola Company
Pemberton, John Stith, 1831-1888 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about John Stith Pemberton, who 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. He was a practical pharmacist and chemist of great skill, active all his life in medical reform, and a respected businessman. His most enduring accomplishments involve his laboratories, which are still in operation more than 125 years later as part of the Georgia Department of Agriculture. Converted into the state's first testing labs and staffed with Pemberton's hand-picked employees, these labs almost single-handedly eliminated the sale of fraudulent agricultural chemicals in the state and ensured successful prosecution of those who tried to sell them.
GSE identifier: SS8E2 - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/john-stith-pemberton-1831-1888/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "John Stith Pemberton (1831-1888)," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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