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William Hodgson Ellis
1845–1921
A pioneering Canadian chemistry professor, he helped shape engineering education at the University of Toronto and also wrote poetry that appeared in books like Wayside Weeds. His life joined science, teaching, and literature in a way that still feels unusually wide-ranging.
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Wayside Weeds
by William Hodgson Ellis
About the author
Born in 1845, William Hodgson Ellis became one of the early builders of chemistry teaching in Canada. He was closely associated with the University of Toronto, where he served as head of Applied Chemistry in the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering and left behind a strong academic legacy.
Ellis was not only a scientist and teacher but also a writer. His published work includes Wayside Weeds, showing a literary side that sat alongside his career in chemistry.
He died in 1921, and later archival and historical records at the University of Toronto continued to document his importance to the school and to the development of chemical education there.