Family Friendly & Specialty Dentists in London, UK
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Early Life and Education
- Edmund H. Wuerpel was born in St. Louis to a German father and Austrian mother.
- His father was the Cashier of the Peoples Savings Bank in St. Louis but absconded with the available assets of the bank and fled to Mexico.
- The family followed him to Mexico and Wuerpel was home-schooled by his mother due to frequent moves.
- He entered Washington University School of Fine Arts and also trained in Paris at Académie Julian and École des Beaux-Arts.
- Wuerpel studied under notable artists such as Jean Aman-Jean, Jean-Léon Gérôme, and Tony Robert-Fleury.
- He became close friends with painter James Abbott McNeill Whistler and taught at Washington University School of Fine Arts for 58 years.
Contributions to Dentistry
- Wuerpel collaborated with orthodontics pioneer Edward Angle to develop aesthetics for dentists.
- He lectured at Angle School in St. Louis, New York, New London, and Pasadena.
- Wuerpel developed the Angle-Wuerpel orthodontic table and was honored as an honorary member of the Angle Society for Dentists.
Personal Life
- Wuerpel married Minnie Clay Johnson and had three daughters: Althea, Lois, and Margaret.
- He died at the age of 91 while living with his daughter Lois Bowles.
- His wife died a few months later, but there is no information about his daughters' deaths.
Artistic Career
- Wuerpel's art is classified as Tonalism, using a limited palette and painting intimate landscapes, usually of trees.
- He is known for his unusual palette, often called 'Purple Wuerpel'.
- Wuerpel's estimated artistic output is about 1,100 paintings, with around 400 sold.
- Few of his paintings appear in gallery inventories or are sold at auction.
Notable Dentists and Influential Figures in Dentistry
- Notable Dentists: Robert M. Ricketts, Alfred Paul Rogers, Ronald Roth, Everett Shapiro, L. F. Andrews.
- Influential Figures in Dentistry: Frederick Lester Stanton, Earl Emanuel Shepard, Cecil C. Steiner, David L. Turpin, Charles H. Tweed.
- Contributions to Dentistry: Edmund H. Wuerpel, Robert M. Ricketts, Alfred Paul Rogers, Ronald Roth, Everett Shapiro.
- Achievements in Dental Research: L. F. Andrews, Frederick Lester Stanton, Earl Emanuel Shepard, Cecil C. Steiner, David L. Turpin.
- Impact on Dental Education: Charles H. Tweed, Edmund H. Wuerpel, Robert M. Ricketts, Alfred Paul Rogers, Ronald Roth.
