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.