Candler, Asa

Candler, Asa (Griggs)

(1851–1929) manufacturer; born in Carroll County, Ga. He left the family farm to become a doctor in Atlanta, but switched to pharmacy in 1873. In 1887 he bought sole rights to John S. Pemberton's original formula for Coca-Cola and formed the Coca-Cola Company (1890). Marketing and manufacturing the soft drink until 1919, he sold the company after a long federal suit over Coca-Cola's healthfulness. He had meanwhile invested heavily in real estate, and as a public-spirited citizen he now served as Mayor of Atlanta. He also became a major donor to many causes and institutions; his gifts to Atlanta's Emory University included funding of a teaching hospital for its medical school.

单词	candler, asa
释义	Candler, Asa Candler, Asa (Griggs) (1851–1929) manufacturer; born in Carroll County, Ga. He left the family farm to become a doctor in Atlanta, but switched to pharmacy in 1873. In 1887 he bought sole rights to John S. Pemberton's original formula for Coca-Cola and formed the Coca-Cola Company (1890). Marketing and manufacturing the soft drink until 1919, he sold the company after a long federal suit over Coca-Cola's healthfulness. He had meanwhile invested heavily in real estate, and as a public-spirited citizen he now served as Mayor of Atlanta. He also became a major donor to many causes and institutions; his gifts to Atlanta's Emory University included funding of a teaching hospital for its medical school.
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