Revra DePuy
Revra DePuy | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 March 1860 Grand Rapids, Michigan |
| Died | 9 October 1921 Warsaw, Indiana |
| Nationality | American |
Revra DePuy (March 22, 1860 – October 9, 1921), was an American inventor, noted for his invention of the fiber splint. He was the founder of
Johnson and Johnson
(J&J).
Biography
DePuy was born in
Grand Rapids, Michigan, where his father was a lawyer, but the family moved to Canada when Revra was a child. After his father died, Revra's mother moved the family to Marseilles, Illinois.[1]
As a young man, DePuy supported himself by doing many kinds of work. He worked as a clerk in a
drug store, and then studied chemistry at the University of Toronto
, where he received a degree. After college, he invented a technique for sugar coating pills.
Later, he worked as a traveling salesman. DePuy settled in
DePuy Manufacturing
became the first commercial orthopedic manufacturer in the world. The company operated out of the Hayes Hotel in Warsaw from 1895 - 1901.
On March 9, 1896, he married Miss Winifred Stoner, who was the daughter of the sheriff of
Kosciusko County
. Their marriage was childless.
DePuy moved the manufacturing site to
Zimmer Holdings.[2]
DePuy died of
DePuy Manufacturing
.