Monsanto

American multinational agricultural biotechnology, seed, and agrochemical company
Organization multinational_corporation Q207983
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Monsanto

Summary

Monsanto is a multinational corporation[1]. Monsanto draws 1,946 Wikipedia views per month (multinational_corporation category, ranking #3 of 27).[2]

Key Facts

  • Monsanto received the Silver Anvil Award[3].
  • Monsanto received the Roger Award[4].
  • Monsanto is in the country of United States[5].
  • Monsanto's image is recorded as Monsanto-vestiging Enkhuizen.jpg[6].
  • Monsanto's instance of is recorded as multinational corporation[7].
  • Monsanto's instance of is recorded as public company[8].
  • Monsanto's founder is recorded as John Francis Queeny[9].
  • Monsanto's owned by is recorded as Bayer[10].
  • Monsanto's logo image is recorded as Monsanto text logo.png[11].
  • Monsanto's headquarters location is recorded as Creve Coeur[12].
  • Monsanto's headquarters location is recorded as St. Louis[13].
  • Monsanto's chief executive officer is recorded as Hugh Grant[14].
  • Monsanto's chief executive officer is recorded as Robert B. Shapiro[15].
  • Monsanto's chief executive officer is recorded as Charles Allen Thomas[16].
  • Monsanto's chief executive officer is recorded as Edgar Monsanto Queeny[17].
  • Monsanto's chief executive officer is recorded as John Francis Queeny[18].
  • Monsanto's ISNI is recorded as 0000000404668542[19].
  • Monsanto's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 531145424654886830565[20].
  • Monsanto's GND ID is recorded as 272052-8[21].
  • Monsanto's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50005737[22].
  • Monsanto's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA03939954[23].
  • Monsanto's child organization or unit is recorded as Monsanto Canada[24].
  • Monsanto's child organization or unit is recorded as NutraSweet[25].
  • Monsanto's child organization or unit is recorded as Agracetus[26].
  • Monsanto's child organization or unit is recorded as Cetus Corporation[27].

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Founding

Monsanto's founder is recorded as John Francis Queeny[9]. +1901-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Monsanto[28]. Monsanto's location of formation is recorded as St. Louis[29].

Leadership

Chief executives include Hugh Grant[14], an entrepreneur[30], b. 1958[31], of United Kingdom[32], awarded the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[33], specialised in agriculture[34]; Robert B. Shapiro[15], a lawyer[35], 1938–2025[36], of United States[37]; Charles Allen Thomas[16], a chemist[38], 1900–1982[39], of United States[40], awarded the Perkin Medal[41]; Edgar Monsanto Queeny[17], a businessperson[42], 1897–1968[43], of United States[44], specialised in entrepreneurship[45]; and John Francis Queeny[18], a businessperson[46], 1859–1933[47], of United States[48].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Creve Coeur[12], a city in the United States[49], in United States[50] and St. Louis[13], a big city[51], in United States[52], founded in 1764[53]. Monsanto's parent organization or unit is recorded as Bayer[54]. Subsidiaries include Monsanto Canada[24], a business[55], in Canada[56], founded in 1901[57], headquartered in Winnipeg[58]; NutraSweet[25], a business[59], in United States[60], founded in 1985[61], headquartered in Chicago[62]; Agracetus[26]; Cetus Corporation[27], a business[63], in United States[64], founded in 1971[65], headquartered in Emeryville[66]; Delta & Pine Land Company[67], a business[68], in United States[69], founded in 1919[70], headquartered in Scott[71]; and Monsanto (United Kingdom)[72], a multinational corporation[73], in United Kingdom[74], headquartered in Cambridge[75].

Industry

Industries include agriculture[76] and biotechnology[77].

Ownership

Monsanto's owned by is recorded as Bayer[10]. Monsanto's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange[78]. Products include seed[79], herbicide[80], and fertilizer[81].

Recognition

Awards received include Silver Anvil Award[3], an award[82], in United States[83], founded in 1944[84] and Roger Award[4], an award[85], in New Zealand[86], founded in 1997[87].

Dissolution

Monsanto was dissolved in +2018-06-07T00:00:00Z[88].

Why It Matters

Monsanto draws 1,946 Wikipedia views per month (multinational_corporation category, ranking #3 of 27).[2] Monsanto has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[89] Monsanto is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[90]

FAQs

What awards did Monsanto receive?

Honors received include Silver Anvil Award[3] and Roger Award[4].

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  2. [89] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [90] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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