Maxwell Becton
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Maxwell W. Becton co-founded Becton Dickinson
in 1897 with Fairleigh S. Dickinson
.
, Becton moved to Rutherford, New Jersey
, where his company was based, and died there in his home in 1951.
Becton is interred at Hillside Cemetery
in Lyndhurst, New Jersey
.
Becton Dickinson
Becton, Dickinson and Company , is an American medical technology company that manufactures and sells medical devices, instrument systems and reagents. Founded in 1897 and headquartered in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, BD does business in nearly 50 countries and has 28,803 employees worldwide. In...
in 1897 with Fairleigh S. Dickinson
Fairleigh S. Dickinson
Colonel Fairleigh S. Dickinson was the co-founder of the medical technology company Becton Dickinson and the named benefactor of Fairleigh Dickinson University.-Biography:...
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Biography
Born in Kinston, North CarolinaKinston, North Carolina
Kinston is a city in Lenoir County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 23,688 at the 2000 census. The population was estimated at 22,360 in 2008. It has been the county seat of Lenoir County since its formation in 1791 . Kinston is located in North Carolina's Inner Banks...
, Becton moved to Rutherford, New Jersey
Rutherford, New Jersey
Rutherford is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 18,061. It is an inner-ring suburb of New York City, located west of Midtown Manhattan....
, where his company was based, and died there in his home in 1951.
Becton is interred at Hillside Cemetery
Hillside Cemetery, Lyndhurst
Hillside Cemetery is located in Lyndhurst, New Jersey. -Notable Burials:*Alexander Russell Webb , writer, publisher, early American convert to Islam and the United States Ambassador to the Philippines.*William Carlos Williams , poet....
in Lyndhurst, New Jersey
Lyndhurst, New Jersey
Lyndhurst is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 20,554.Lyndhurst was originally formed as Union Township on February 19, 1852 from portions of Harrison Township...
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