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Nelville Soule Hoff, D.D.S. (1854–1926)
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comes, as the years advance, a solid rock of solace against which the trials and machinations of the sordid side of our lives beat in vain, and no professional man can afford to ignore so certain a resource as this to buffet the ills of life and lend happiness to declining years. NELVILLE SOULE HOFF, D.D.S. (1 8 5 4 -1 9 2 6 )
Dr. Nelville Soule Hoff, professor of prosthetic dentistry and former dean of the University of Michigan, College of Dental Surgery, died, December 1, at the home of his nephew in Pomeroy, Ohio, after a lingering illness. Dr. Hoff was born, July 20, 1854, at Elizabeth, W . Va. His family later moved to Pomeroy, Ohio, where he was graduated from high school at the age of 15. The same year he was apprenticed to Dr. Stafford of Galliopolis, Ohio, in preparation for entering dental school. At the age of 17, he matriculated at the Ohio College of Dental Surgery, where he graduated at the age of 20, entering on the practice of his profession at Cincinnati. Here he continued in practice until 1888, when he was invited to join the faculty of the dental college of the Uni versity of Michigan. He held an assistant professorship in practical dentistry until 1891, when he became professor of dental materia medica and dental mechanism. In 1903, he was made professor of prosthetic dentistry; in 1907, acting dean, and in 1911, dean, holding the last named position until 1916, when impaired health led him to resign. He continued as professor of prosthetic den tistry until 1925, when failing health forced him to retire. Dr. Hoff was a member of the Ann Arbor Dental Society, and the Michigan State Dental Society, in both of which he had at one time held the position of president, the American Dental Association, the Northern Ohio Dental Associa tion, the American Society of Orthodontists, the Institute of Dental Pedagogics and Delta Sigma Delta Fraternity. He held the editorship of the Dental Register for nearly twenty-five years, and made many contributions to dental literature over a period of fifty years. The widow survives, together with a sister and two brothers. Interment took place at Forest Hill cemetery, Ann Arbor.
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comes, as the years advance, a solid rock of solace against which the trials and machinations of the sordid side of our lives beat in vain, and no professional man can afford to ignore so certain a resource as this to buffet the ills of life and lend happiness to declining years. NELVILLE SOULE HOFF, D.D.S. (1 8 5 4 -1 9 2 6 )
Dr. Nelville Soule Hoff, professor of prosthetic dentistry and former dean of the University of Michigan, College of Dental Surgery, died, December 1, at the home of his nephew in Pomeroy, Ohio, after a lingering illness. Dr. Hoff was born, July 20, 1854, at Elizabeth, W . Va. His family later moved to Pomeroy, Ohio, where he was graduated from high school at the age of 15. The same year he was apprenticed to Dr. Stafford of Galliopolis, Ohio, in preparation for entering dental school. At the age of 17, he matriculated at the Ohio College of Dental Surgery, where he graduated at the age of 20, entering on the practice of his profession at Cincinnati. Here he continued in practice until 1888, when he was invited to join the faculty of the dental college of the Uni versity of Michigan. He held an assistant professorship in practical dentistry until 1891, when he became professor of dental materia medica and dental mechanism. In 1903, he was made professor of prosthetic dentistry; in 1907, acting dean, and in 1911, dean, holding the last named position until 1916, when impaired health led him to resign. He continued as professor of prosthetic den tistry until 1925, when failing health forced him to retire. Dr. Hoff was a member of the Ann Arbor Dental Society, and the Michigan State Dental Society, in both of which he had at one time held the position of president, the American Dental Association, the Northern Ohio Dental Associa tion, the American Society of Orthodontists, the Institute of Dental Pedagogics and Delta Sigma Delta Fraternity. He held the editorship of the Dental Register for nearly twenty-five years, and made many contributions to dental literature over a period of fifty years. The widow survives, together with a sister and two brothers. Interment took place at Forest Hill cemetery, Ann Arbor.