Family Father
Sylvester Johnson, III
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Edward Mead Johnson
1852-04-23 – 1934-03-20
Life & Legacy
Edward Mead Johnson (April 23, 1852 – March 20, 1934) was an American businessman and one of the co-founders of Johnson & Johnson. In 1886, Edward Mead Johnson abandoned a career in law and joined his two brothers Robert Wood Johnson I, and James Wood Johnson to found Johnson & Johnson in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He left that family surgical supply business in 1895 to found what became Mead Johnson, which produces nutrition products for infants and children marketed in fifty countries around the world.
Occupation & Career
businessperson
Education
University of Michigan; University of Michigan Law School
Legacy Highlights
Education & Institutions
University of Michigan · University of Michigan Law School
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Family Sibling
James Wood Johnson
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q5344421 · wikidata
Family Sibling
Robert Wood Johnson I
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q5344421 · wikidata
Sources & Provenance
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