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CAMBRIDGE.—The solicitors carrying out the will of the late Mr. John Humphrey Plummer state that, in view of the many conflicting and wholly unauthorised statements that have appeared, the time has arrived when some authoritative statement should be made concerning the benefaction which will accrue to the University. The residue of the estate is to be applied in perpetuity for the promotion and encouragement of education in chemistry, biochemistry, physical science, or such other allied subjects in the University as the trustees shall think fit. The testator further expressed his desire and intention that his trustees should, as soon as possible, establish and endow a professorship or professorships, each of the annual value of £1200 in accordance with a scheme to be devised. The testator further expressed the wish that the trust should be known as the John Humphrey Plummer Foundation. The trustees are advised that the estate should yield an income to the University of approximately £10,000 a year.
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University and Educational Intelligence. Nature 123, 892–893 (1929). https://doi.org/10.1038/123892b0
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