General robert wood johnson biography
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Hall of Honor Inductee: Robert Wood Johnson II
Robert Wood Johnson II (1893 — 1968)
"It is the job of modern management to give the people they employ a full sense of security growing out of accomplishment and performance, as well as a declaration of purpose."
Robert Wood Johnson II was one of the 20th century's most innovative business leaders. He had a close and caring relationship with his employees at Johnson & Johnson, writing a one-page credo of corporate responsibility that said customers should come first. His employees came next. He built Johnson & Johnson into the world's largest and most diversified health care company. Under his leadership, BAND-AID bandages and Johnson's Baby Powder were introduced and became internationally popular. Upon his death, he left his entire fortune to create The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - America's largest health care philanthropy.
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Robert Wood Johnson II
American politician
Robert Wood "General" Johnson II (April 4, 1893 – January 30, 1968) was an American businessman.[1] He was one of the sons of Robert Wood Johnson I, the co-founder of Johnson & Johnson. He turned the family business into one of the world's largest healthcare corporations.[2][3]
Early life
[edit]Johnson was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, on April 4, 1893. His father was Robert Wood Johnson I, co-founder of Johnson & Johnson, and his mother was Evangeline Brewster Armstrong Johnson. Johnson grew up with three siblings: Roberta Johnson, John Seward Johnson I, and Evangeline Johnson. When he was sixteen, their father died, leaving him an estate of $2,000,000 (equivalent to $67,822,222 in 2023). He attended Rutgers Preparatory School before dropping out to start working full-time at Johnson & Johnson.[citation needed]
Career
[edit]Johnson became vice president at J
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Robert Wood Johnson I
American businessman (1845–1910)
Robert Wood Johnson I (February 20, 1845 – February 7, 1910) was an American industrialist. He was one of the three brothers who founded Johnson & Johnson.
Early life and education
[edit]Johnson was born in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, on February 20, 1845. His father was Sylvester Johnson III,[1] and his mother was Frances Louisa Wood. Johnson grew up with two siblings, James Wood Johnson and Edward Mead Johnson.
Johnson was educated in the public schools of Carbondale and at Wyoming Seminary in Kingston, Pennsylvania.[2] The family belonged to an Episcopal church.[3]
Career
[edit]In 1861, Johnson accepted an apprenticeship in Poughkeepsie, New York from his uncle James Wood to work for the apothecary of Wood & Tittmer. This was to become his training for a lifelong career. He later left Wood & Tittmer in 1864, to work in New York City for Roushton & Aspinwall.