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HARRY VICTOR FULLER, Ph.D, i, 10th Generation Fuller Family Genealogy, b. Oct 23, 1880, Spring Valley, Fillmore, Minnesota, d. Jan 8, 1948, Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana. He married twice.
FATHER: John Elmer Fuller, b. Jan. 1, 1854, Genoa City, Walworth, Wisconsin, d. 1886, Minnesota.
MOTHER: Electa Anette [Nettie] E. ROOT, b. Dec. 9, 1859, Dakota, Waushara, Wisconsin, d. Oct 20, 1929, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Nettie E. ROOT married 1st, John Elmer Fuller, Dec. 27, 1879 in Albert Lea, Freeborn, Minnesota. They had one child.
-- Widow Fuller 2nd married, 1890, Minnesota, Frederik H. Snyder, b. June 21, 1861, Wisconsin, d. Sep. 14, 1940, Los Angeles, CA. They had no known children.
SPOUSE:
[1] unmarried: Alice C. [unknown maiden name], b. abt 1882, Minnesota, They had a daughter.
[2]Lucienne Riedlinger Fuller, b. Aug. 15, 1889, Xures, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France, d. July 23, 1934, Paris, France, buried: Alsace-France Catholic Cemetery at Mulhouse, France; married Aug. 25, 1912 in Tientsin, China. There were no known children.
Obituary: Vidette-Messenger and Vidette-Times, pub. Friday, Jan. 9, 1948, Porter, Indiana, USA.
Page 1 -- DEATH TAKES DR. FULLER
Former Chemistry Professor
At VU Dies Thursday
Dr. Harry Victor Fuller, 67, retired Valparaiso university chemistry professor, died at 10:45 p.m. Thursday in Porter Memorial hospital, where he has been a patient for five weeks. He had been in ill health for more than a year.
The decedent was born in Spring Valley, Minn., Oct. 23, 1880, the son of John E. Fuller and Nettie Fuller. His father died when he was young. His mother as Nettie Snyder was a voice teacher, well known in the United States and Italy. As a child he attended school in Italy and Switzerland. He later was graduated from the Sioux Fall, S.D. high school and attended the University of Minnesota. He received his degree of Doctor of Philosophy in chemistry in Zurich, Switzerland, in 1912.
He was assistant to the great American analytical chemist, Treadwell, in Zurich. While there he attended lectures under three men who became Nobel prize winners. He became professor of chemistry at Peiyang university, Tientsien, China, established by Boxer Rebellion funds returned to the Chinese by the American government. He was also head chemist to the Mint of China and head chemist to the Port of Tientsien. He was also active on the American newspaper in Tientsien.
Comes To Valparaiso, IL
In 1927, after 16 years in China, he returned to the United States and became professor of chemistry in Valparaiso university. He relinquished this position in 1932. He was also active in several chemical enterprises. In 1937 he engaged in conjunction with Mrs. B. Russell in the operation of a turkey farm east of Valparaiso. During the war he was employed as a chemist in the National Tube company, Gary.
Dr. Fuller was an excellent linquist, talking and writing excellent German and French. He also could speak Italian, some Russian and Chinese.
He developed a process for drying eggs in China similar to the present spray process. He also developed other chemical industries in China.
Dr. Fuller was well traveled, having been half-way around the world each way twice. In his travels he met many interesting personages, including Haile Selassie, the present emporer of Ethiopia. His wife, Lucien, died in Paris in 1934.
Dr. Fuller was a veteran of the Spanish-American War, and was a member of the United Spanish-American War Veterans' post of Porter county. He was also a member of the American Chemical society for many years.
As a teacher he will be remembered by many students whom he taught at Valparaiso university as well as elsewhere as a friend and for his quaint humor.
He leaves no near relatives. Since 1935 he has made his home with the Dr. Walter E. Thrun family.
Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Bartholomew funeral home, 102 Monroe street with the Masonic lodge in charge of the rites. Burial will be in Graceland cemetery.
Vidette-Messenger, Monday 12 January 1948, page 2
Hold Final Rites Sunday For Dr. Harry V. Fuller
Final rites for Dr. Harry Victor Fuller, former Valparaiso university chemistry professor, who died Thursday night in Porter Memorial hospital, were held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Bartholomew funeral home on Monroe street.
The Masonic lodge, of which he was a member, had charge of the services at the funeral home as well as committal services at the grave in Graceland cemetery. Miss Mae Brown, played several organ numbers.
Representing Valparaiso university at the services were Dr. Walter Fredrich, Dr. Alfred Meyer and Dr. Walter E. Thrun.
Pallbearers were members of the Porter Lodge, No. 137, Free and Accepted Masons.
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1880 - 1948 (67 years)
