Notable people · Chemical Engineer · Inventor
Victor Mills
Victor Mills, born in Nebraska, joined Procter & Gamble in Cincinnati in 1926 and worked there 35 years. He converted Ivory soap production to a continuous process and is credited with Pampers disposable diapers (launched 1961). Wikipedia says he built a home in Wyoming, Ohio in the 1930s; he died in Tucson, Arizona.
At a glance
- Born
- 1897-03-28
- Died
- 1997-11-01
- Education
- University of Washington, Seattle, WA, to 1926, chemical engineering
- Known as
- Chemical Engineer, Inventor
- Organizations
- Procter & Gamble
Life story
Victor Mills was born in Milford, Nebraska, in 1897 to a family of farmers and preachers. After Navy service in World War I he worked in Hawaii, where he met Grace Riggs, who urged him to study. He graduated in chemical engineering from the University of Washington in 1926.
He joined Procter & Gamble in Cincinnati and raised his family in Wyoming, Ohio, in the 1930s. He converted Ivory soap from batch to continuous production, cutting a seven-day process to hours.
His best known product is Pampers, the first widely sold disposable diaper. He also worked on cake mix and peanut butter and oversaw Pringles.
P&G named the Victor Mills Society for him. He retired to Tucson in 1961 and died there in 1997 at 100.
Timeline
What Victor is known for
- Led development of Pampers disposable diapers, Procter & Gamble, 1961
- Continuous Ivory soap process
- Pampers
- Pringles oversight
Inventions and firsts
- Pampers (1961) credit is disputed
Honors and things named for them
- Victor Mills Society (Procter & Gamble)
Family
- wife: Grace Riggs
- daughter: Maile
Ohio places
Where Victor Mills was born, lived, worked and is remembered, with the ZIP code, town and county pages for each.
- Worked: Cincinnati, Hamilton County ZIP 45202 · Cincinnati · Hamilton County
- Lived: Wyoming, Hamilton County ZIP 45215 · Wyoming · Hamilton County
Further reading
Sources
Confidence. High: the main facts were confirmed in sources we opened.
- Victor Mills (Wikipedia) life, Wyoming OH, Pampers