William Campbell, D.Sc., Ph.D., M.A. (1876 – 16 December 1936) was an English metallurgist, born at Newcastle on Tyne, England. He graduated from the Durham College of Science of

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in 1898, and from Columbia University (Ph.D., 1903). He lectured on geology and

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at Durham, and on geology at Columbia University where he became full professor of metallurgy in 1917. In 1924, he was appointed Howe professor of metallurgy. From 1907 to 1911, he was metallographer to the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. He worked at the Bureau of Mines and lectured at the United States Naval Academy. During World War I, he served with the National Research Council. Campbell's papers from ca. 1900 to 1925 are held in the Columbia University archives.

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English metallurgists Academics of Durham University 1876 births 1936 deaths Scientists from Newcastle upon Tyne English emigrants to the United States Columbia University faculty Columbia University alumni Alumni of Armstrong College, Durham {{US-scientist-stub