".;'!;i.oa Viie degre'? ol Masteif of 0 

 li some years after recslved the _____ 

 1 Doctor of Philosophy. Patd. 

 lliia Eeeii Registrar. 



Following his receipt of his M.A. de- 

 gree, he was appointed a lecturer In 

 German, and in 1892 became Pi'ofessor 

 of German. He served the university 

 in that capacity as well as filling the 

 positions of Registrar and Librarian for 

 seventeen years. Professor van der 

 Smlssen was regarded as the chief 

 authority on German in the Province. 



Ho was the author of the Ontario 

 High School German Grammar, and 

 he edited "Shorter Poems of Goetiie 

 end Schiller," as well as several other 

 simiUir Gernaan works. Since his re- 

 tiremenl ftom the university staff In 

 1913 he had been engaged in the trans- 

 lation and editing of German literature. 



In his early days at the university he 

 was actively Interested in the University 

 Company of the Queen's Own Rifles, 

 and he served with the regiment ana 

 was wounded at Rldgeway during Uie 

 Fenian Raids in 1866. 

 Association President. 



Professor van der Smissen had been 

 a Senator of the University of Toronto 

 since 1892. Fi'om 1886 to 1388 he was 

 President of the Canadian Institute, 

 and in 1886 he was President of the 

 Ontario Modern Languages Association. 



Prof, van der Smlssen completed what 

 was regarded as his greatest work fol- 

 lowing his retirement. He translated, 

 r.'tainlni? the original metre, Goethe s 

 "Pausf'from the German to English— 

 a long and very difficult task. 



H° is survived by his widow and two 

 daughtors. Mrs. V. E. Henderson, wife 

 of Dr V. E. Henderson of Toronto, and 

 Jlrs. Lawton Ridout, al.so of Toronto. 

 H'-, on'y son, cantaih Victor, was killed 

 tn Fi'orice whi?-? Serving with the Third 

 Eottalion. CE.F. 



