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The Tragic History Of John Pemberton, The Man Who ... Rare American Film. John Stith Pemberton was an American biochemist and Confederate States Army veteran who is best known as the inventor of Coca-Cola. In May 1886, he developed an early version of a beverage that would later become world-famous as Coca-Cola, but sold his rights to the drink shortly before his death. Wikipedia
Born: July 8, 1831, Knoxville, Georgia, United States
Died: August 16, 1888, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Spouse: Ann Eliza Clifford Lewis (m. 1853)
Education: University of Georgia
Place of burial: Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, Georgia, United States
Children: Charles Ney Pemberton Rare American Film. Coca Cola, John Pemberton begins selling his formula (a mixture of cocaine and caffeine) at Jacob's Pharmacy in Atlanta, Georgia in 1886. It was initially sold as a patent medicine for five cents a glass at soda fountains. Coca Cola no longer contains Cocaine but that is how it got its name.
