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  1. Jun 10, 2024 · John Francis Queeny founded Monsanto in 1901, naming it after his wife Olga Mendez Monsanto. The company became well-known for its work in agricultural chemicals and biotech, notably for creating genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and the popular herbicide Roundup.

  2. Jun 29, 2024 · Originally founded as a chemical company in 1901 by John Francis Queeny during his 40s. Was established to make _, an artificial sweetener that's 300x sweeter than table sugar but of no nutritional value

  3. Oct 13, 2018 · Founded in 1901 by John Francis Queeny, Monsanto initially produced food additives like saccharin and vanillin, expanded into industrial chemicals like sulfuric acid and PCBs in the 1920s, and by the 1940s was a major producer of plastics, including polystyrene and synthetic fibers.

  4. 1 day ago · “Not long after his return to Assisi [in 1205], whilst Francis was praying before an ancient crucifix in the forsaken wayside chapel of St. Damian’s below the town, he heard a voice saying: “Go, Francis, and repair my house, which as you see is falling into ruin.”

  5. Jun 27, 2024 · Dr John Francis on the Great Wall. Imagine being absolutely silent for 17 years. Could you do it? That's exactly what environmentalist Dr John Francis did to demonstrate his personal...

  6. 3 days ago · United Kingdom - John, 1199-1216, Monarchy: Richard, mortally wounded at a siege in France in 1199, was succeeded by his brother John, one of the most detested of English kings. John’s reign was characterized by failure.

  7. 4 days ago · Monsanto was founded by a chemist, John Francis Queeny, in 1901 in the USA, and began as a manufacturer of artificial sweeteners (http://www.social-ecology.org/article.php?story=20031202103954420). Several American computer companies banded together early in the 1900's to create what would soon become IBM (http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm ...