J. Edwin Seegmiller

1920–2006 (age 86)

medical researcher

Biography

J. Edwin Seegmiller was a medical researcher whose pioneering investigations at the National Institutes of Health illuminated the biochemical underpinnings of gout and other metabolic bone disorders, earning him a reputation for rigor and compassion alike.

He nurtured generations of scientists and helped translate laboratory discoveries into better patient care, leaving a legacy of medical progress that endures beyond his interment at El Camino Memorial Park.

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