| Henry BoveyLLD, DCL, FRS | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1852 (1852) Devon, England |
| Died | 2 February 1912(1912-02-02) (aged 59–60) Eastbourne, England |
| Alma mater | Queens' College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | University 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.
Early life
Henry Bovey was born in 1852 in Devon. He was educated at Queens' College, Cambridge, where he graduated BA (as 12th Wrangler) in 1873. He was subsequently elected a Fellow of the college.
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, 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. 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.
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, and was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.
Death
Bovey died on 2 February 1912 at Eastbourne, England.
Books
- Applied mechanics, 1882.
- A treatise on hydraulics. New York: J. Wiley; London: Chapman & Hall, 1899, c1895.
References
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1922). "Bovey, Henry Taylor" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 30 (12th ed.). London & New York: The Encyclopædia Britannica Company. p. 486.
- "Bovey, Henry Taylor (BVY869HT)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- 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.
- 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.
- "Henry Taylor Bovey Fonds - Archival Collections Catalogue". archivalcollections.library.mcgill.ca.
- Henry T. Bovey, LLD, DCL, FRSL: Rector 1908–10, Imperial College, London, UK.
- Dr. Henry Taylor Bovey, F.R.S., Nature, 88, pages 520–521, 15 February 1912. doi:10.1038/088520b0
- "Address of Dr. H. T. Bovey, president of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineers, January 24th, 1901". Toronto Public Library.
- "Court Circular". The Times. No. 36787. London. 6 June 1902. p. 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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- 1852 births
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- Engineers from Devon
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- British mechanical engineers
- Academic staff of McGill University
- Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada
- Rectors of Imperial College London
- Fellows of the Royal Society
- Canadian mechanical engineers
- 20th-century British engineers
- 19th-century British engineers