VAN DER SMI8SEN— At his lato real- _ 

 denoe. 15 Surrey Place, on Thursday. - 

 Jan. 3. 1929, William Henry "an dcr 

 Smlssen. M.A., Ph.D.. University College, 

 lu hia elghty-Ilfth year. 

 Funeral notice later. ' 51 _ 



Prof. W. H. vaji rifip Smi5S£a 

 Was Authority on 

 German 



SENATOR OF UNIVERSITY 



■William Henry van der Smissen, one 

 of the Univsr-lty of Toronto's most 



hriSli'.uit Frholans and r.ub-equr-uUy one 

 ni iu i-i-T-L notrri p-clTSSiS".:. cii°d at hl3 

 heme. 17 Surrey Place. U'.sl nighl to 

 his e:gl-ity-fifth year. At the time of 

 his death Professor van <J£r Smii^en 

 was Profsssor Emsritus of German in 

 University College. 



Born In Toronto, he was the son of 

 Henry and Louise van djr Smlsssn, who 

 were Germans of Netherlandish origin, 

 and msmbors of an old Brabant family 

 Which was espsllod in the persecutions 

 of Alba. 



He received his early education at 

 Upper Canada College and later at- 

 tended the University of Toronto, from 

 v/here he was graduated with ths degree 

 of B.A., VJith the silver medal in 

 classics, in 1864. Two years later h? 



