"1940-07-12Z"^^ . . . . "Willis Sharpe Kilmer (October 18, 1869 \u2013 July 12, 1940), son of Jonas M. Kilmer and Julia E. Sharpe, was a marketing pioneer, newspaperman, and horse breeder. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he graduated from Cornell University in 1890. Kilmer was perhaps best known for advertising and promoting his uncle's Swamp Root patent medicine formula until it became a household name. Dr. S. Andral Kilmer (1840\u20131924) developed the Swamp Root formula and began selling it around 1878. Three years later, Dr."@en . "Kilmer, Willis Sharpe"@en . "1940Z"^^ . "Willis Sharpe Kilmer"@en . "1869Z"^^ . . "1869-10-18Z"^^ . "10.0"^^ . . . . . "American businessman" .