![Asa Griggs Candler (1851-1929), Coca-Cola Company founder, and his wife Lucy Elizabeth Howard in a 1923 photograph. (USA Stock Photo - Alamy Asa Griggs Candler (1851-1929), Coca-Cola Company founder, and his wife Lucy Elizabeth Howard in a 1923 photograph. (USA Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/KYW8P8/asa-griggs-candler-1851-1929-coca-cola-company-founder-and-his-wife-KYW8P8.jpg)
Asa Griggs Candler (1851-1929), Coca-Cola Company founder, and his wife Lucy Elizabeth Howard in a 1923 photograph. (USA Stock Photo - Alamy
Asa Griggs Candler, Medical studies led to pharmacy job, Formed new corporation, Rejected “coke” name, Books
![GrubAmericana on X: "On December 30, 1851 Asa Griggs Candler was born. He bought the Coke formula in late 1800s for $2,300. Chandler sold it in 1919 for $25 million. https://t.co/j31PqsTAtA" / X GrubAmericana on X: "On December 30, 1851 Asa Griggs Candler was born. He bought the Coke formula in late 1800s for $2,300. Chandler sold it in 1919 for $25 million. https://t.co/j31PqsTAtA" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DSRG_F2VAAIzV03.jpg)
GrubAmericana on X: "On December 30, 1851 Asa Griggs Candler was born. He bought the Coke formula in late 1800s for $2,300. Chandler sold it in 1919 for $25 million. https://t.co/j31PqsTAtA" / X
![Candler, Asa Griggs, 30.12.1851 - 12.3.1929, American chemist, portrait, painting, take full possession of Coca-Cola in 1888 for Dollar 2300 Stock Photo - Alamy Candler, Asa Griggs, 30.12.1851 - 12.3.1929, American chemist, portrait, painting, take full possession of Coca-Cola in 1888 for Dollar 2300 Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/BBNCFD/candler-asa-griggs-30121851-1231929-american-chemist-portrait-painting-BBNCFD.jpg)