Edwin F. French

Edwin F. French possessed an incredibly rigorous, highly scientific background in advanced electrochemistry, complex dry cell formulation, and massive-scale chemical manufacturing. Operating as a fiercely capable chemist with deep expertise in optimizing highly volatile battery components, this intensely technical foundation provided the exact engineering mastery required to successfully co-found the incredibly massive Rayovac (Spectrum Brands) technology pipeline.

Edwin F. French was a highly astute American chemical engineer, fiercely pragmatic industrial operator, and the profoundly influential technical co-founder fundamentally responsible for the highly revolutionary early battery chemistry that launched the massive Spectrum Brands empire. Operating as an incredibly talented chemist who had invented a highly superior dry cell formulation, French aggressively partnered with James Bowen Ramsey in 1906 to completely form the French Battery Company in Wisconsin. By relentlessly refining the highly complex zinc-carbon chemical formulations required to produce massive volumes of highly reliable, long-lasting batteries, his absolutely rigorous technical execution completely guaranteed the early technological dominance of the firm. His massive engineering legacy permanently established the initial chemical bedrock of the multi-billion dollar Rayovac battery monopoly.