William Emery Nickerson

William Emery Nickerson (1853 Provincetown, Massachusetts - June 5, 1930 Boston, Massachusetts)[1] was the co-founder and Vice-President of Gillette “and the mechanical genius behind the safety razor.”[2][3][4]

William E Nickerson

A trustee of Boston University, Nickerson Field was named in his honor. Nickerson graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[1][5]

Further reading

Nickerson Day[6]

References
  1. "Nickerson, Inventor of Gillette Safety Razor Machinery, Dead". The Burlington Free Press. Burlington, Vermont. AP. June 6, 1930 – via newspapers.com.
  2. "About Us". The Nickerson Family Association. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  3. Nickerson, William E. "Abrading machine" U.S. patent no. 793,604 (filed: 19 March 1902 ; issued: 27 June 1905).
  4. Nickerson, William E., "Method of hardening" U.S. patent no. 812,442 (filed: 26 September 1903 ; issued: 13 February 1906).
  5. "Gillette Blade". National Museum of American History. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  6. "William Emery Nickerson, Inventor - Nickerson Day". The Boston Globe. 1897-06-20. p. 24. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
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