Seymour Bernstein ’36 *39

Seymour, renowned research chemist, died June 30, 1996. He was 80.

At Princeton he majored in chemistry and continued on to receive his PhD.

A resident for 53 years of New City, N.Y., he began working for Lederle Labs of Pearl River, N.Y. He retired in 1986. He was a member of the American Chemical Society, the Endocrine Society, the American Society of Biological Chemists, and Sigma Xi. He also consulted for Amfar in NYC and the Nathan Kline Institute of Orangeburg, N.Y.

Seymour conducted research in synthetic estrogens, cerebrosides, smoke particles, blood plasma, and steroids. He was a much soughtafter lecturer by several universities including Princeton, Yale, Columbia, and McGill, as well as physician groups. All through his professional career he made major contributions; he held, or collaborated on, over 200 U.S. patents for chemical compounds. Among several honors he received was the 1978 Rockland [N.Y.] Chemical Society's Distinguished Service to Chemistry Award.

In his spare time, he was an amateur artist. Seymour is survived by his wife, Ruth, a son, Richard, two brothers, and a sister. He was indeed a credit to his family, profession, Princeton, and his class.

The Class of 1936