Edward Henry Busk

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Sir Edward Henry Busk ( February 10, 1844 - November 4, 1926 ) was Vice Chancellor of the University of London from 1905 to 1907 .

Life

He was educated at the University College School in Hampstead , London. He then attended University College London (BA, first class , 1863; MA, 1864) and then Manchester New College (now Harris Manchester College, Oxford ) (LLB, first class , 1866).

Career

Busk worked as a lawyer from 1866 to 1899. From 1905 to 1907 he was Vice Chancellor of the University of London , Chairman of Convocation and Fellow of the University and University College in London . He was also a member of the Board of Directors of the Imperial College of Science and Technology, Chairman of the City Council and Guilds of London Institute (1925), Chairman of the Central Foundation Schools of London, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Gresham's School between 1900 and 1925 until he retired on health grounds resigned.

One of the new Knights to be announced on the 1901 New Year's Awards list, he was knighted by King Edward VII at Marlborough House on February 9, 1901 . His wife, Marian Busk, was a botanist, a first graduate of Queen's College, London , and one of the first female Linnean Society of London fellows .

He died on November 4, 1926 at the age of 82 and was buried in Checkendon Churchyard in Oxfordshire .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Busk, Sir Edward Henry, (Feb. 10, 1844– Oct. 29, 1926), Commissioner by London University Commission Act, 1898, under University College, London, Transfer Act, 1905, and King's College, London, Transfer Act, 1908. Retrieved May 25, 2020 (English).
  2. ↑ Sir Edward Henry Busk (Unknown-1926) - Find a ... Retrieved May 25, 2020 .
  3. ↑ 'School Speech Days: Gresham's School, Holt' in The Times (London), issue 44007 dated 7 July 1925, p. 13
  4. ^ "New Year Honors". The Times (36340). London. 1 January 1901. p. 8th.
  5. ↑ "No. 27285". The London Gazette. February 15, 1901. p. 1145.
  6. ^ "Court Circular". The Times (36375). London. 11 February 1901. p. 9.
  7. ^ "Obituaries". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London. 154 (3): 270-300. June 1943. doi: 10.1111 / j.1095-8312.1943.tb00329.x. See in particular pp. 271-272.
personal data
SURNAME Busk, Edward Henry
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English Vice Chancellor at the University of London
DATE OF BIRTH February 10, 1844
DATE OF DEATH November 4, 1926