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Born in Kent, England<br>Educated in France and Germany; PhD Göttingen University 1862; LLD Queen’s 1867.<br>Served in the French army in a campaign in Algiers, became a civil engineer, and subsequently a Professor of Mineralogy in University College, London. Resigned from UofT in 1898; returned to England
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Born in Kent, England<br>Educated in France and Germany; PhD Göttingen University 1862; LLD Queen’s 1867.<br>Served in the French army in a campaign in Algiers, became a civil engineer  
  
University of London<br>Mineralogist
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Appointed to University of London as a mineralogist
  
Appointed to new University College Chair in Menerology and Geology (1853-1889); then joined [[School of Practical Science]] (retiring in 1895)
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Appointed to new University College Chair in Minerology and Geology (1853-1889); then joined [[School of Practical Science]] (retiring in 1895 and returning to England)  
  
 
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Zeller, Suzanne. ‘Edward John Chapman,’ ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography'', XIII (1901-1910) 185<br>
 
Zeller, Suzanne. ‘Edward John Chapman,’ ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography'', XIII (1901-1910) 185<br>
  
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Latest revision as of 12:30, 18 November 2020

(1821-1904)

Born in Kent, England
Educated in France and Germany; PhD Göttingen University 1862; LLD Queen’s 1867.
Served in the French army in a campaign in Algiers, became a civil engineer

Appointed to University of London as a mineralogist

Appointed to new University College Chair in Minerology and Geology (1853-1889); then joined School of Practical Science (retiring in 1895 and returning to England)

http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=6621&&PHPSESSID=ychzfqkvzape

Zeller, Suzanne. ‘Edward John Chapman,’ Dictionary of Canadian Biography, XIII (1901-1910) 185
.