Edgar Viguers Seeler

He was born on November 18, 1867 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1] His father was George Washington Seeler (1839-1911) and his mother, Anna Maria (Viguers) Seeler (1838-1868).[1] He graduated from Central High School in 1884.[1] He attended night classes at the Philadelphia Museum and School of Industrial Art.[1] He then graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1890.[1] He then attended the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts under the tutelage of Victor Laloux (1850-1937) from 1890 to 1893.[1]

Back in the United States, he established his own architectural practice at 328 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia.[1] From 1893 to 1898, he also worked as an Assistant Professor of Architectural Design at the University of Pennsylvania.

Arthur Ingersoll Meigs (1882-1956) was his apprentice from 1905 to 1906.[2]

He was a member of the American Institute of Architects and the T-Square Club, where he served as President in 1898.[1] He was also a charter member of the Society of Beaux Arts Architects.[1] Additionally, he was a member of the Pennsylvania chapter of the Sons of the Revolution and the Fairmount Park Art Association.[1]

He was married to Martha Page (Laughlin) Seeler (1871-1938). He resided at 1828 Locust Street in the Rittenhouse Square neighborhood of Philadelphia.[1] Seeler retired in 1926, and died on October 26, 1929.[1] He is buried in West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Lot Woodlawn-209, in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.