John H. Dessauer

John H. Dessauer
Born
Hans Dessauer

(1905-05-13)13 May 1905
Aschaffenburg, Germany
Died12 August 1993(1993-08-12) (aged 88)
Pittsford, New York
Education
OccupationChemical engineer
OrganizationXerox
ParentHans Dessauer
Relatives

John H. Dessauer, also known as Hans Dessauer, (13 May 1905 – 12 August 1993) was a German-American chemical engineer and an innovator in developing xerography. He was instrumental in turning a $7 million company of the 1930s into Xerox, a billion-dollar copier company.