Dr. August Dupré, F.R.S.

Abstract

A WELL-KNOWN name vanishes from the list of living analytical chemists by the death of Dr. Dupré, which occurred at Sutton on July 15. a number of chemists whose names readily 'come to mind-Hoffmann, Schorlemmer, and Lunge, for example-Dupre was born and educated in Germany, but in early manhood crossed the North Sea to seek a sphere for his talents in England. He had studied chemistry under Bunsen; and in 1855, at the age of twenty, he graduated at Heidelberg with the degree of Ph.D. Coming soon afterwards to this country, his first appointment of importance was that of lecturer in chemistry at Westminster Hospital, in 1864. Two years later he became a naturalised British subject. Concurrently with his lecturing duties, Dupre also undertook those of chemical referee to the medical department of the Local Government Board and public analyst for Westminster; and for many years he was chemical adviser to the explosives department of the Home Office, a position which be held at the time of his death.