Alexander Wilmer Duff

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Education:

• Bachelor of Arts (1884) - University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada
• Bachelor of Arts (1887) - University of London, England
• Master of Arts (1888) - University of Edinburgh, Scotland
• Bachelor of Science (1893) - University of Edinburgh, Scotland
• Doctor of Science (1901) - University of Edinburgh, Scotland

Distinctions:

• Honorary Doctor of Laws (1920) - University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada
• Recipient of the Award for Notable Contributions to the Teaching of Physics (1938)
• Honorary Doctor of Science (1943) - Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, USA

Years Employed: 1890 - 1893

Faculty: Science

Department: Physics

Position(s) held:

• Professor of Physics (1890 - 1893)

Activities/Contributions:

Notes:

• Delivered the Alumni Oration at Encaenia 1906 and Encaenia 1920.
• Died in February 1951 at Worcester MA.

Sources:

• The Register: being a list of former students of the College of New Brunswick later King's College and since 1859 the University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, N.B. The Associated Alumni of the University of New Brunswick, 1924. pg. 81.
• UA Case 77.