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William Bofland Dudley. M. D. C! K. WILLIAM LOLLAND DCDLLY. whose picture is seen on the opposite page, was horn in Covington, Kv.. April 16, 1859. lie followed a special course in chemistry and the natural sciences at the Cni versi ty of Cincinnati, after which lie was appointed first demonstrator of Chemistry 1879-’80, then Professor of Chemistry and Toxicology 1880- 86, at Miami Medical College, Cin- cinnati. In 1886, he was elected to the chair of Chemistry in Vanderbilt Cni- versity, Nashville. Dr. Dudley was Commissioner of the Cincinnati Industrial Exposition 1883-’85, and Director of the Ohio Mechanics' institute, 188-1 ‘86. He is a member of several scientific societies, and although a young man, he is already well known among scientists. He has made an enviable reputation through his success in producing Iridium. In conjunction with John Holland, of Cincinnati, he devised a process for obtaining this metal, and consequently its application in the arts has been greatly extended. Through his work the electro- metallurgy of Iridium has been principally developed. Dr. Dudley has published scientific papers in various journals, and wrote the article Iridium, in • Mineral Resources of the I nited States. I le was Vice-President.of the section of Chemis- try of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, in 1889, and delivered, at the Toronto meeting, an able address on the ‘’Nature of Amalgams. ' O In 1889, he was appointed State Chemist for the State of Tennessee. Dr. Dud- ley was one of the chemists appointed bv Cleveland in 1886 to inspect the I nited States Mint at Philadelphia, in the lecture-room Dr. Dudley is pre-eminently popular, and has the rare faculty of investing his subject with an interest arising from an appreciation among his students of his skill as an experimenter and ability as a lecturer. Dr. Dudley has won the respect of the students not onlv 2
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8 in the class-room, but more than that, he has always shown such true interest in their affairs that they always look upon him as their friend, lie has ever been ready to encourage ami support all their undertakings, and has so identified him- self with the Athletic and Tennis Associations, of both of which he is President, that they, especially the latter, chiefly owe their rise and success to his efforts. Hoping that in this way we may in some degree show the appreciation of the student body for his constant support of and genuine interest in their undertak- ings. we give this sketch of his life and work. o’ n
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