Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-12-18
NOTES OF NOTABLES.

CHARLES FREDERICK CHAND-
IIlR, for more than forty years profess
s0r of chemistry in Columbia university,
was born December 6, 1896 at Lam
Lawrence Scientific school and Harvard
university he went abroad and spent sew
eral years at German universities In
1864 he joined the facalty Of Columbia
university. He was one Of the three
founders of the university's famous
school Of mines. and at his suggestion
The HavemeyerS gave the school the mag
uificent building it now occupies. Many
times DIR. Chandler mas been called upon
by his city, state. and nation for the sort
Of assistance which only an expert chem
list can give. and several years ago his
services to chemical science were gener-
Ousy recognized across the water when
be was made president of the British So
ciety of Chemical Industry. For a num-
Der Of years DIR. Chandler was chief
chemist and president of the health de-
partment of New York city.
SIR FREDERICK BRIDGE. the
celebrated organst and master Of the
cEOristers of Westminster Abbey was
born in Worcestershire. December ;.
1874 At the age of 6 he entered the
choir of Rochester cathedral and re-
manned there until he was IA in
1851 he qualified for the Fellowship of
the Royal College of Organists and took
the degree of Musical Bachelor at Ok
ford in 1869. After several years at
Manchester cathedral DIR. Bridge in 1879
was appointed deputy organist of West
minister cathedral and i'll 1882 he sue
ceeded to the full title He presided at
the memorable service held in the abbey
in connection with Queen Nictoria's jubi-
lee in 1887, and at the coronation of
King Edward in 1902, for each of which
events he arranged all the music that
was performed and composed all the an
themS. DIR. Bridge was knighted in 1897.
and was made a member of the Royal
Victorian order at the time of the corona
ton.
BISHOP EDWIN HOLT HUGHES
Of the Methodist Episcopal church was
born at MOundsville, w. Va. December
I. 1866, of an old Virginia family lie
studied at the University of West Vir-
ginia and Ohio Wesleyan university
graduating from the last-named institu-
ton in 1889. Going to Boston he en-
tered the Boston University Theological
school, where he graduated in 1892 and
was ordained to the Methodist Episcopal
ministry in the same year. His first par
lSh was at Newton Center, Mass.
whence he removed to Maiden Mass,
where he remained until 1903. In that
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De Paum university at Greencastle, Ind
He continued as head of the university
until his election To the bishOpric by the
general conference ir Baltimore last
May. During the years he was with De
PAW university DR.. Hughes rem
dered efficient service to the cause of
education. He is at present one of the
trustees of tn Carnegie Foundation
DIR ROBERT COLLYER, the fa.
nous Unitarian clergyman, was born De
cember g. 1923, at Keighly, Yorkshire.
As young man he learned the black
smith trade, which he followed after
coming to America in 1850. \ few years
laterd he became a Methodist local
preacher. He changed to the Unitarian
denomination in 1851 and engaged in
missionary work in Chicago. From 1870
to 1879 he was pastor of the Unity
church in Chicago, of which he was also
the founder. His fame as a pulpit ora
tor spread and in 1879 he was called TO
the Church of the Messiah in New York
city, with which lie has ever since been
connected. Until age compelled him to
lead a more quiet life DR. COllyer. in
addition to his pulpit duties, was promi.
nent on the lecture platform and also
found time to write a number of books
which were widely circulated.
WILLIAM j. ROLFE the noted
writer and Shakespearian scholar. was
born in NewburypOrt, Mass, December
10, 1927. In his early years he was .
school teacher and has always taken an
active interest in educational affairs As
a young man he removed to Cambridge.
which city is still his home He began
his editorial and literary laborS in 1868
since which time he has written many
textbooks; criticisms, guides and maya
zine articles. In his multitude of labors
DIR. Rolfe has still found time to master
seven languages and to make no fewer
than twenty trips to Europe lie il re-
garded as one of the greatest living mn
thorities on the life aud work of Snakes
peare. Harvard bestowed the honorary
degree of \. NJ. upon Mr. Rolfe in 1850
and similar honors have come to him
from Amherst and other leading colleges !
DIR. ROBERT KOCH, the world-re-
noWned diSCoycrer of the bacilIus of /
was born in KlausthaI |
Hanover, December II, 1S43, and was |
at the celebrated university ut !
Gottingen. Almost as soon as he had |
received his degree of NJ. N. he began /
the study Of germs. and about 1880 he |
succeeded in identifying the germ of /
cattle diseases and of consumption His |
discoveries led to his being I
placed at the head of the German chol- |
era commission, which visited Egypt and /
India, and while ON this Investigation |
he discovered the coma bacillus of chol- |
era. receiving a reward of 100000 +!
marks from the government. Further /
researches in bacteriology established his /
reputation as the leader in this branch (
of medicine, and led to his appointment !
as professor of hygiene mt the Univer- |
sity of Berlin. In 1891 he was honored !
with the appointment of honorary !
professor and director of the new insti. !
tute for infectious diseases. During the |
past summer Or. Koch visited America /
aud was one of the foremost partici- |
pants in the International Congress on /
tuberculosis held in Washington.
incubation Against Typhoid