William Hodgson Ellis

William Hodgson Ellis
Dean of the University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
In office
1914–1919
Preceded byJohn Galbraith
Succeeded byCharles Hamilton Mitchell
Personal details
Born(1845-11-23)23 November 1845
Derbyshire, England, UK
Died23 August 1920(1920-08-23) (aged 74)
Lake Joseph, Muskoka Lakes, Ontario, Canada
SpouseEllen Maude Mickle
ChildrenArthur William Mickle Ellis, Ethel May Ellis Crooks
RelativesWilliam Ellis (British missionary) (Grandfather)
EducationB.A., 1867
M.A., 1868
M.B., 1870
Alma materUniversity of Toronto
Scientific career
Known forPresident of the Royal Canadian Institute; Chairman of the Canadian Section of the Society of Chemical Industry
FieldsApplied Chemistry

William Hodgson Ellis (1845–1920) was a Professor of Applied Chemistry from 1878, and Dean of the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering at the University of Toronto from 1914, until his retirement in 1919.