| George John Seabury | |
| Birth Date: | 10 November 1844 |
| Birth Place: | New York, New York |
| Death Place: | New York, New York |
| Resting Place: | Rosedale Cemetery Orange, New Jersey |
| Nationality: | American |
| Known For: | pharmaceutical manufacturer |
| Occupation: | Businessman |
| Party: | Republican |
| Spouse: | Ella Green Bensen |
| Children: | 4 |
| Parents: | Michael J. Seabury (Seeberg), Agnes Z. Calender |
| Signature: | Signature of George John Seabury (1844–1909).png |
George John Seabury (November 10, 1844 – February 13, 1909) was an American chemist and pharmacist. In 1874 he and Robert Wood Johnson invented a new type of adhesive bandage.[1]
Seabury was born in New York on November 10, 1844. He was the son of Michael Seeberg, an immigrant from Baden, Germany.[2] He served in the Army during the early part of the War of the Rebellion. He first enlisted as a drummer boy in the Twelfth Regiment and served for more than a year in the Army of the Potomac.
Together with Robert Wood, Seabury improved on the medicated adhesive plaster by introducing a rubber base.[3] This new adhesive surgical dressing reduced sepsis in wounds.[4]
Seabury died at his home in New York on February 15, 1909.[5] He first suffered an attack of influenza and was followed by pneumonia, which caused his death. He is buried in Orange, New Jersey's Rosedale Cemetery.[6]