John Ripley Myers

John Ripley Myers (October 8, 1864 – December 22, 1899) was a co-founder (along with William McLaren Bristol) of the pharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers.

[1][2] His father was John J. Myers (1831–1883), the first president of the Vermont Marble Company, and his mother was Helen Ripley.

[6][7] John Ripley Myers graduated from The Morgan School in Clinton, Connecticut, and then attended Hamilton College.

[15] The next success for Bristol-Myers was Ipana, a toothpaste with a disinfectant ingredient that was marketed as an effective treatment for bleeding gums.

The Myers lectures are designed to create discussions on topics that are outside the scope of the standard university curriculum.