Elements of synthetic solid geometry

1836 – 1917

Nathan Fellowes Dupuis, born and raised near Kingston, Ontario, Canada, was apprenticed to a clockmaker at the age of fourteen. He entered Queen's college in 1863, and, still in 1863, was appointed observor in Queen's observatory. After obtaining his degree in 1866 he remained at Queen's as librarian. Later he became instructor in chemistry and natural history. In 1880 he was appointed professor of mathematics and chemistry until his retirement in 1911.