John Stith Pemberton
American pharmacist, inventor of Coca-Cola (1831-1888)
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Updated 2026-05-29
Pharmacist John Pemberton cooked up an early version of Coca-Cola in 1886, then sold it off for pocket change to Asa Candler shortly before dying in 1888—missing the soft drink empire entirely.
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John Stith Pemberton was an American pharmacist, chemist, and Confederate States Army officer 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 Asa Griggs Candler for roughly 2,300 dollars shortly before his death in 1888.
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