Will Keith Kellogg

Will Keith Kellogg
Kellogg, circa 1900
Born
William Keith Kellogg

(1860-04-07)April 7, 1860
DiedOctober 6, 1951(1951-10-06) (aged 91)
Battle Creek, Michigan, U.S.
Resting placeOak Hill Cemetery, Battle Creek
Occupation(s)Industrialist, farmer
Known forFounder of Kellogg Company
Spouses
Ella Davis
(m. 1880)
Carrie Staines Kellogg
(m. 1918)
Children5
RelativesJohn Harvey Kellogg (brother)
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Will Keith Kellogg (born William Keith Kellogg;[a] April 7, 1860 – October 6, 1951) was an American industrialist in food manufacturing, who founded the Kellogg Company, which produces a wide variety of popular breakfast cereals. He was a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and practiced vegetarianism as a dietary principle taught by his church.[2][3] He also founded the Kellogg Arabian Ranch, which breeds Arabian horses. Kellogg was a philanthropist and started the Kellogg Foundation in 1934 with a $66-million donation.[4]

  1. ^ Riley, Sabrina (June 5, 2023). "Kellogg, Will Keith". Encyclopedia of Seventh-Day Adventists. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  2. ^ "Will Keith Kellogg". www.nndb.com.
  3. ^ "Kellogg's Corn Flakes presented in Non Famous section". July 20, 2019. Archived from the original on July 20, 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  4. ^ "promomagazine.com". promomagazine.com. Archived from the original on February 8, 2012.


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