AsOf

British American Tobacco · founded1902

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Valid from
1902-01-01
Valid until
still holds
Published
2013-07-02
Recorded by AsOf
2026-11-12
Checked
2026-11-12 · its source page states the value and the date, as read by an AI model
Confidence
0.60

Sources

“British American Tobacco was founded by James Buchanan Duke on September 29, 1902 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.”— what the page says, read 2026-11-12

Cite this claim

Each form names the value, its as-of date (1902-01-01), the day you read it (2026-11-14), the claim's stable URL and id and its primary source. The URL never changes: a superseded claim stays at the same address.

Plain text
AsOf. "British American Tobacco founded: 1902", as of 1902-01-01. Claim clm_D8BE4D208FFC, https://asof.is/claim/clm_D8BE4D208FFC, accessed 2026-11-14. Source: https://www.companieshistory.com/british-american-tobacco/.
APA
AsOf. (1902). British American Tobacco founded: 1902 (as of 1902-01-01) [Record clm_D8BE4D208FFC]. Retrieved November 14, 2026, from https://asof.is/claim/clm_D8BE4D208FFC (source: https://www.companieshistory.com/british-american-tobacco/)
BibTeX
@misc{asof_clm_D8BE4D208FFC,
  author = {AsOf},
  title = {British American Tobacco founded: 1902},
  year = {1902},
  howpublished = {\url{https://asof.is/claim/clm_D8BE4D208FFC}},
  note = {Claim clm\_D8BE4D208FFC, as of 1902-01-01; source: https://www.companieshistory.com/british-american-tobacco/},
  urldate = {2026-11-14}
}

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