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in chemical pursuits, but was not a success financially, and, after run- 

 ning six years with very considerable loss, it was discontinued. Pro- 

 fessor Chandler has devoted much attention to chemical industries, 

 and has written and lectured upon them frequently. He is often con- 

 sulted by both manufacturers and the courts in regard to scientific 

 questions involved in the arts. 



Dr. Chandler is an effective popular lecturer, having an excellent 

 voice, and a clear, direct, and vigorous style of delivery. His sub- 

 jects chosen are those of technical and special interest, such as petro- 

 leum and kerosene accidents, water-supply, gas-lighting, prevention of 

 fires, public health, etc., which are always practically and instructive- 

 ly treated. These lectures are of very great value, and, having been 

 given in most of our principal cities, have exerted a wide and excellent 

 influence. He has also been remarkably active as a writer. The list 

 of his scientific papers is very comprehensive. It embraces the results 

 of varied original investigations, covering wide ground, and making a 

 catalogue too extensive for insertion here. He is tlie author of numer- 

 ous scientific papers, cyclopaedia articles, and addresses and reports, 

 which have been published in the journals and proceedings of societies. 



Dr. Chandler was President of the Convention that met at Nor- 

 thumberland in 1874 to celebrate the anniversary of the discovery of 

 oxygen by Dr. Priestley. He published in full the interesting proceed- 

 ings and addresses in " The American Chemist." The success of the 

 Northumberland meeting led to the founding of the American Chemi- 

 cal Society, of which Chandler was one of the most active projectors, 

 and of which he has been a Vice-President from the beginning, having 

 refused the regular nomination for President almost every year since 

 it was organized. 



Besides the degrees of Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Arts, 

 obtained as a student. Professor Chandler has received the honorary 

 degree of Doctor of Medicine from the University of New York and 

 Doctor of Laws from Union College. He is a life-member of the 

 Berlin, Paris, and American Chemical Societies ; he is also a member 

 of the National Academy of Sciences, the London Chemical Society, 

 the Sociedad Humboldt of Mexico, the American Association for the 

 Advancement of Science, the American Philosophical Society, New 

 York Academy of Sciences, and several pharmaceutical, sanitary, and 

 other societies. 



