R. Stanton Avery
American inventor (1907–1997)
Ray Stanton Avery (January 13, 1907 – December 12, 1997) was an American inventor, 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.2
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Born Jan 13, 1907, died Dec 12, 1997.1
About
In 1935, he founded what is now the Avery Dennison Corporation and Avery Products Corporation.
Avery served as chairman of the board of trustees of California Institute of Technology, and he 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.
Avery House at Caltech is named after him.
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Companies
- Avery DennisonFounder9
Early life and education
- 1926 to 1932Pomona College3
Ray Stanton Avery was born on January 13, 1907, in Oklahoma City. He lived in a rented chicken coop and worked at the Midnight Mission as a clerk to put himself through college.
After dropping out for a year to live in the USA, Avery graduated from Pomona College with a humanities degree in 1932. He was a member of the Kappa Theta Epsilon fraternity and a member of the "Oriental study expedition", a group of men from Pomona College who traveled to the Orient and spent about a year there before returning to the college.
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Career
Occupation: engineer, inventor, businessperson.5
- Date not recordedFounded Avery Dennison4
Personal life
Avery married his first wife, Margaret Lolhker, on August 6, 1932. She was also a graduate with honors of Pomona College, just as Avery was.
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Philanthropy
Avery donated generously to educational and arts institutions. He was known for philanthropy in Southern California, having supported the California Institute of Technology, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Huntington Library.
In 1996, he created Avery House at Caltech, a residence housing undergraduates, graduate students and faculty.
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- 1WikidataR. Stanton Avery on Wikidata
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- 9WikidataAvery Dennison, Founder