Johann Jakob Schweppe
Johann Jacob Schweppe (SHVEP-ə, German: [ˈjoːhan ˈjaːkɔp ˈʃvɛpə]; 16 March 1740 – 18 November 1821) was a German watchmaker and amateur scientist who developed the first practical process to manufacture bottled carbonated mineral water and began selling the world's first bottled soft drink, His company, Schweppes, regards Priestley as "the father of our industry".
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Johann Jakob Schweppe
Unklar · Simmons, 1983 · Public domain
- Born
- 1740
- Died
- 1821
- Nationality
- Electorate of Hesse · Republic of Geneva
- Occupation
- goldsmith · watchmaker · entrepreneur
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Johann Jacob Schweppe (SHVEP-ə, German: [ˈjoːhan ˈjaːkɔp ˈʃvɛpə]; 16 March 1740 – 18 November 1821) was a German watchmaker and amateur scientist who developed the first practical process to manufacture bottled carbonated mineral water and began selling the world's first bottled soft drink, His company, Schweppes, regards Priestley as "the father of our industry".
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Schweppe was born in Witzenhausen in the Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel. He moved to Geneva in 1765 to work as a watchmaker and jeweler. He founded the Schweppes company there in 1783 to produce carbonated water. At the time Schweppe was developing these products, the addition of carbon dioxide to water was considered to have medicinal properties. In 1792, he moved to London to develop the business there, but it was not successful and failed in 1795. However, Erasmus Darwin, the grandfather of Charles Darwin, began talking up the beverage, which started to become popular. Schweppe returned to Geneva and died in 1821. In 1831, King William IV of the United Kingdom adopted the beverage, enabling the use of the famous "by appointment to". Subsequently, carbonated water became very popular.
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- 1.Schweppes Holdings Limited. Royalwarrant.org.
- 2.The great soda-water shake up. The Atlantic. October 2014.
- 3.LaMoreaux, Philip E. Springs and Bottled Waters of the World: Ancient History, Source, Occurrence, Quality and Use. Springer Science & Business Media. 135. 2012.
- 4.Morgenthaler, Jeffrey. Bar Book: Elements of Cocktail Technique. Chronicle Books. 54. 2014. 9781452130279.
- 5.Archives.tdg.ch. nous sommes en 1783 - Archives de la Tribune de Geneve. April 2017.
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