Henry Bovey

LLD, DCL, FRS
Born1852 (1852)
Devon, England
Died2 February 1912(1912-02-02) (aged 59–60)
Eastbourne, England
Alma materQueens' College, Cambridge
OccupationUniversity administrator

Henry Taylor Bovey, LLD, DCL, FRS (1852 – 2 February 1912) was an engineering science academic. He was the first Rector of Imperial College of Science and Technology in London.[1]

Early life

Henry Bovey was born in 1852 in Devon. He was educated at Queens' College, Cambridge,[1] where he graduated BA (as 12th Wrangler) in 1873.[2] He was subsequently elected a Fellow of the college.[1]

Career

Bovey joined the staff of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board in Liverpool and became an assistant engineer.[3] He trained with Sir George Fosbery Lyster in the area of structures.[4]

In 1877, Bovey took up the position of professor of civil engineering and applied mechanics at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec,[1] Canada, where using his administrative skills he developed the Engineering Faculty.[5]

Bovey was offered the position of Rector of Imperial College in 1907, although his health was failing by this time.[6] The appointment was confirmed in May 1908 but his bad health meant that he had to resign the position at the end of 1909. In 1912, he died in Eastbourne.[7]

Henry Bovey was a founder member of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineers and the Liverpool Society of Civil Engineers.[8] He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in June 1902,[9] and was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.[10]

Death

Bovey died on 2 February 1912 at Eastbourne, England.[1]

Books

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1922). "Bovey, Henry Taylor" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 30 (12th ed.). London & New York: The Encyclopædia Britannica Company. p. 486.
  2. ^ "Bovey, Henry Taylor (BVY869HT)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  3. ^ Venn, John (15 September 2011). Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-108-03611-5.
  4. ^ Zeller, Suzanne (2001). "Darwin Meets the Engineers: Scientizing the Forest at McGill University, 1890-1910". Environmental History. 6 (3): 428–450. doi:10.2307/3985663. JSTOR 3985663. S2CID 144316954.
  5. ^ "Henry Taylor Bovey Fonds - Archival Collections Catalogue". archivalcollections.library.mcgill.ca.
  6. ^ Henry T. Bovey, LLD, DCL, FRSL: Rector 1908–10, Imperial College, London, UK.
  7. ^ Dr. Henry Taylor Bovey, F.R.S., Nature, 88, pages 520–521, 15 February 1912. doi:10.1038/088520b0
  8. ^ "Address of Dr. H. T. Bovey, president of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineers, January 24th, 1901". Toronto Public Library.
  9. ^ "Court Circular". The Times. No. 36787. London. 6 June 1902. p. 10.
  10. ^ "Henry T. Bovey". Imperial College London.
Academic offices Preceded byPost created Rector of Imperial College London 1908–1910 Succeeded byAlfred Keogh

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