Biography of Prof. E.E. Haanel, F.R., PH. D.

Eugene Emil F. R. Haanel, Professor of Chemistry and Physics in Victoria College,and one of the best educated men in the Physical Sciences in Ontario, is a native of Breslau, Silesia, a son of Franz and Ann (Herde) Haanel, and was born May 24, 1841. His father is a Government officer, occupying the position of Secretary of the Council. The Haanels were originally from Sweden, the great grandfather of Franz Haanel, leaving that country on account of his politics. The subject of this sketch commenced his studies at four years of age, and was graduated at the Gymnasium in his … Read more