Monsanto

Summary

Monsanto is a multinational corporation^[1]. Monsanto draws 17,014 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 instance of is recorded as multinational corporation^[6].
• Monsanto's instance of is recorded as public company^[7].
• Monsanto's founder is recorded as John Francis Queeny^[8].
• Monsanto is owned by Bayer^[9].
• Monsanto's headquarters location is recorded as Creve Coeur^[10].
• Monsanto's headquarters location is recorded as St. Louis^[11].
• Monsanto's chief executive officer is recorded as Hugh Grant^[12].
• Monsanto's chief executive officer is recorded as Robert B. Shapiro^[13].
• Monsanto's chief executive officer is recorded as Charles Allen Thomas^[14].
• Monsanto's chief executive officer is recorded as Edgar Monsanto Queeny^[15].
• Monsanto's chief executive officer is recorded as John Francis Queeny^[16].
• Monsanto's child organization or unit is recorded as Monsanto Canada^[17].
• Monsanto's child organization or unit is recorded as NutraSweet^[18].
• Monsanto's child organization or unit is recorded as Agracetus^[19].
• Monsanto's child organization or unit is recorded as Cetus Corporation^[20].
• Monsanto's child organization or unit is recorded as Delta & Pine Land Company^[21].
• Monsanto's child organization or unit is recorded as Monsanto (United Kingdom)^[22].
• Monsanto's child organization or unit is recorded as Monsanto (India)^[23].
• Monsanto's child organization or unit is recorded as Monsanto (Brazil)^[24].
• Monsanto's child organization or unit is recorded as Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.^[25].
• Monsanto's Commons category is recorded as Monsanto Company^[26].
• Monsanto's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange^[27].

Body

Founding

Monsanto's founder is recorded as John Francis Queeny^[8]. 1901 marks the founding of Monsanto^[28]. Monsanto's location of formation is recorded as St. Louis^[29].

Leadership

Chief executives include Hugh Grant^[12], 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^[13], a lawyer^[35], 1938–2025^[36], of United States^[37]; Charles Allen Thomas^[14], a chemist^[38], 1900–1982^[39], of United States^[40], awarded the Perkin Medal^[41]; Edgar Monsanto Queeny^[15], a businessperson^[42], 1897–1968^[43], of United States^[44], specialised in entrepreneurship^[45]; and John Francis Queeny^[16], a businessperson^[46], 1859–1933^[47], of United States^[48].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Creve Coeur^[10], a city in the United States^[49], in United States^[50] and St. Louis^[11], 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^[17], a business^[55], in Canada^[56], founded in 1901^[57], headquartered in Winnipeg^[58]; NutraSweet^[18], a business^[59], in United States^[60], founded in 1985^[61], headquartered in Chicago^[62]; Agracetus^[19]; Cetus Corporation^[20], a business^[63], in United States^[64], founded in 1971^[65], headquartered in Emeryville^[66]; Delta & Pine Land Company^[21], a business^[67], in United States^[68], founded in 1919^[69], headquartered in Scott^[70]; and Monsanto (United Kingdom)^[22], a multinational corporation^[71], in United Kingdom^[72], headquartered in Cambridge^[73].

Industry

Industries include agriculture^[74] and biotechnology^[75].

Ownership

Monsanto is owned by Bayer^[9]. Monsanto's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange^[27]. Products include seed^[76], herbicide^[77], and fertilizer^[78].

Recognition

Awards received include Silver Anvil Award^[3], an award^[79], in United States^[80], founded in 1944^[81] and Roger Award^[4], an award^[82], in New Zealand^[83], founded in 1997^[84].

Dissolution

Monsanto was dissolved in June 7, 2018^[85].

Why It Matters

Monsanto draws 17,014 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.^[86] Monsanto is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[87]

FAQs

What awards did Monsanto receive?

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