Edward Wilson Merrill, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Edward Wilson Merrill

American chemical engineer

Date of Birth: 31-Aug-1923

Place of Birth: New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States

Profession: scientist, engineer

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Edward Wilson Merrill (born in New Bedford, MA on August 31, 1923) is one of the leading biomaterials scientist of the 20th century and one of the founders of bioengineering and specifically the biomedical engineering field within chemical engineering.
Merrill was born to Edward Clifton Merrill (1881-1949), a chemical engineer and chief chemist of the United Drug Company (Rexall) and Gertrude Wilson (1895-1978).