TUTWILER, Henry (tut-wy-ler), educator, born in Harrisonburg, Virginia, 16 November, 1807 ; died in Greene Springs, Alabama, 22 September, 1884. He was graduated at the University of Virginia in 1829, and studied law, but never practised. He was professor of mathematics in the University of Alabama from its organization in 1831 till 1837, professor in the Industrial college at Marion, Alabama, in 1837-'9, and professor of mathematics and chemistry in La-grange college, Alabama, in 1837-'47. In the autumn of 1847 he established at Greene Springs, Alabama, a high-school for boys and young men, where he continued with great success until his death. He was frequently offered the presidency of the University of Alabama and similar institutions. He wrote much for journals and periodicals, and was one of the first discoverers in this country of the wonderful temporary star T Coronae Borealis.