R. Stanton Avery
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R. Stanton Avery (January 13, 1907 – December 12, 1997) was an American inventor,[1] most known for creating self-adhesive labels (modern stickers). Using a $100 loan from his then-fiancé Dorothy Durfee, and combining used machine parts with a saber saw, he created and patented the world's first self-adhesive (also called pressure sensitive) die-cut labeling machine. In 1935, he founded what is now the Avery Dennison Corporation.[2][3]
Ray Stanton Avery | |
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Born | (1907-01-13)January 13, 1907 Oklahoma |
Died | December 12, 1997(1997-12-12) (aged 90) |
Nationality | American |
Other names | Stan Avery, Stan the Sticker Man |
Education | Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, 1932 |
Occupation | Businessman/Inventor |
Employer | Avery Dennison Corporation |
Known for | Invention of the resealable sticker, philanthropic donor, trustee of nonprofit organizations |
Spouses | Margaret Lolhker (m. 1932)Dorothy Durfee, c. 1935
(died 1964)Ernestine Onderdonk
(m. 1965; died 1997) |
Avery served as chairman of the board of trustees of California Institute of Technology, and was a member of the board of trustees of the Huntington Library and the board of trustees of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.[4][3]
Avery House at Caltech is named after him.