Stith biography
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John Stith Pemberton
American pharmacist, inventor of Coca-Cola (–)
This article is about the American druggist. For other people named John Pemberton, see John Pemberton (disambiguation).
John Stith Pemberton (July 8, – August 16, ) was an American pharmacist and Confederate States Army veteran who is best known as the inventor of Coca-Cola. On May 8, , 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
He suffered from a sabre wound sustained in April , during the Battle of Columbus. His efforts to control his chronic pain led to morphine addiction. In an attempt to curb his addiction he began to experiment with various painkillers and toxins. The development of an earlier beverage blending alcohol and cocaine led to the recipe that later was adapted to make Coca-Cola.
Background
[edit]Pemberton was born on July 8, , in Knoxville, Georgia, and spent most of his childhood in Rome,
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He created the pause that refreshes.
John Stith Pemberton was born in Knoxville, Georgia in and grew up in Rome. In , he graduated from a College of Herbal Medicine in Macon and then went to pharmacy school in Philadelphia.
Returning to Georgia, Pemberton set up shop as a druggist in Columbus. During the Civil War, he served with distinction in the Cavalry beneath Confederate General Joe Wheeler, narrowly escaping death in He left Columbus for Atlanta, and began experimenting with a health drink called &#;French Wine Cola&#; made from extracts of the coca leaf and the kola nut. When Atlanta introduced Prohibition in , he substituted sugar syrup for the wine, re–named it &#;Coca–Cola&#; after its central ingredients, and the &#;pause that refreshes&#; with its secret formula was born.
When Pemberton died, Atlanta druggists closed their stores and attended his funeral as a group in his honor. Pemberton&#;s concoction became the best–known product in the world, far exce