Over the course of his prolific career at the company, Frederick Barnett Kilmer defined Johnson & Johnson, influencing virtually every aspect of the business. Before joining the company, he was a retail pharmacist, scientist, writer, and public health pioneer who moved to New Brunswick, New Jersey, in 1879. During his 45 years at Johnson & Johnson, he expanded its scientific research and laboratories, pioneered large-scale industrial sterilization, and inaugurated publications and products to improve public health.


Kilmer was born in Connecticut in 1851 and moved to New Brunswick with his wife, Annie, at the age of 28. They would have four children and, tragically, survive them all.
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