William Henry Van DER SMISSEN

Background

Van DER SMISSEN, William Henry was born on August 18, 1844 in Toronto, Ontario. Son of Henry Van der Smissen of Altona in Holstein.

Education

Studied at Upper Canada College, and University of Toronto. Bachelor of Arts with Classical Honours, 1864. Master of Arts, 1866.

Career

Lecturer in German, University College, Toronto, 1866. Librarian, University of Toronto, 1873-1890. President of Canadian Institute, 1886- 1888.

Associate Professor of German, 1890.

Captain of University Company Queen's Own Rifles of Canada, 1876. Professor of German, University College Toronto, since 1901.

Works

• book

  • The high school German grammar and reader; with appendices, exercises in composition, and vocabularies

    (This historic book may have numerous typos and missing te...)

  • The High school German grammar and reader, with elementary exercises in composition and vocabularies - Primary Source Edition

    (This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. T...)

Membership

Clubs: Athenaeum, Authors’.

Connections

Spouse 1878, Elizabeth Sara Mason,daughter of J. Herbert Mason, of Toronto.

Father:

Henry Van

Spouse:

Elizabeth Sara Mason