# clm_7408A6454730

subject: Johnson & Johnson (/record/johnson-johnson.md)  
predicate: founded  
value: 1886  
valid_from: 1886-01-01  
valid_to: null  
published: no source on record carries a date  
recorded: 2026-11-11  
confidence: 0.95  
status: valid  
assertable: true  
superseded_by: null  
last_updated: 2026-11-11  
cite: AsOf. "Johnson & Johnson founded: 1886", as of 1886-01-01. Claim clm_7408A6454730, https://asof.is/claim/clm_7408A6454730, accessed 2026-11-12. Source: https://www.jnj.com/our-heritage/meet-the-innovative-brothers-who-founded-johnson-johnson-in-1886.  
checked: 2026-11-11 · its source page states the value and the date  

> They were brothers Robert, James and Edward Mead Johnson, and in 1886, they brought together their respective talents to found a small family company that bore their surname.

What https://www.jnj.com/our-heritage/meet-the-innovative-brothers-who-founded-johnson-johnson-in-1886 says, word for word.

## Sources

- https://www.jnj.com/our-heritage/meet-the-innovative-brothers-who-founded-johnson-johnson-in-1886 (primary, jnj.com)

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