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Asa Griggs Candler
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Asa Griggs Candler

American businessman


Dead at 77 years
Birthday
Tuesday
He is born 172 years, 10 months and 15 days ago
Death date
Tuesday

He is dead since 95 years, 8 months and 2 days

Cause of death: stroke

Birthplace
Villa Rica, United States
Nationality: american États-Unis
Birth sign: Capricorn

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Asa Griggs Candler Sr. (December 30, 1851 – March 12, 1929) was an American business tycoon and politician who in 1888 purchased the Coca-Cola recipe for $238.98 from chemist John Stith Pemberton in Atlanta, Georgia. Candler founded The Coca-Cola Company in 1892 and developed it as a major company.

Prominent among civic leaders of Atlanta, Candler was elected and served as the 41st mayor of the city, from 1916 to 1919. Candler Field, the site of the present-day Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, was named after him, as is Candler Park in Atlanta. As head of Coca-Cola, he built the Candler Building in Atlanta, as well as one in Kansas City (which became known as the Western Auto Building), a Candler Building in New York City, and one in what is now known as the Inner Harbor area of Baltimore, Maryland.

Source : Wikipedia