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About Josiah K. Lilly, Sr.
Josiah Kirby Lilly Sr., nicknamed "J. K.", was an American businessman, pharmaceutical chemist, and philanthropist who served as president and chairman of the board of Eli Lilly and Company, the pharmaceutical firm founded by his father, Colonel Eli Lilly, in 1876. Josiah, the colonel's sole heir, began working for the company at age 14.
Everything about Josiah K. Lilly, Sr. →- Occupation
- businessperson
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- November 18, 1861
- Died
- January 1, 1948, February 8, 1948