William Lofland Dudley

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Title

William Lofland Dudley

Subject

VUMC History, Tennessee History, Chemistry, Health Administration, Vanderbilt History

Description

Photographic portrait of William Lofland Dudley. William Lofland Dudley earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Cincinnati in 1880. He earned an honarary degree of Doctor of Medicine at Miami Medical College in 1885. Dudley became Professor and Chair of Chemistry at Vanderbilt University in 1886, where he introduced organic chemistry courses to the curriculum. Appointed Dean of the Medical School in 1895, Dudley raised the standards for admission, increased enrollment, recruited stronger faculty, and added new buildings to campus throughout his tenure. His research interests include the hazards of both cigarette smoking and x-ray usage.

Creator

Anonymous

Source

Vanderbilt University History of Medicine Collections Photographic Archive

Date

1895 (circa)

Rights

Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Type

Still Image

Identifier

474

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People Depicted

Ordered left to right as they appear in the image, starting from the top left.

Original Format

Photographic print

Physical Dimensions

4.125 in. x 6.5 in.

Contribution Form

Online Submission

No

Collection

VUMC People

Tags

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Citation

Anonymous, “William Lofland Dudley,” VUMC Through Time: A Photographic Archive, accessed August 3, 2026, https://eblthroughtime.library.vanderbilt.edu/items/show/2009.

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