Henry Bovey

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]

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

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. He trained with Sir George Fosbery Lyster in the area of structures.

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.

Bovey was offered the position of Rector of Imperial College in 1907, although his health was failing by this time.[3] 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.[4]

Henry Bovey was a founder member of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineers and the Liverpool Society of Civil Engineers. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in June 1902,[5] and was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.

Death

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

Books
gollark: _forgot to check ToD this hour_
gollark: Let it begin.
gollark: I WANT TO DO SOME OF THIS ND STUFF AS PRACTICE.
gollark: I CAN PROBABLY ALSO CATCH.
gollark: Reminder kind of to self: its hour thingy is between 6 mins ago & now.

References
  1.  Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1922). "Bovey, Henry Taylor" . Encyclopædia Britannica. 30 (12th ed.). London & New York. p. 486.
  2. "Bovey, Henry Taylor (BVY869HT)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  3. Henry T. Bovey, LLD, DCL, FRSL: Rector 1908–10, Imperial College, London, UK.
  4. Dr. Henry Taylor Bovey, F.R.S., Nature, 88, pages 520–521, 15 February 1912. doi:10.1038/088520b0
  5. "Court Circular". The Times (36787). London. 6 June 1902. p. 10.
Academic offices
Preceded by
Post created		 Rector of Imperial College London
1908–1910		 Succeeded by
Alfred Keogh

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