| Henry Bovey | |
| Birth Place: | Devon, England |
| Death Place: | 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.[1]
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. He was subsequently elected a Fellow of the college.[1]
Bovey joined the staff of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board in Liverpool and became an assistant engineer.[2] He trained with Sir George Fosbery Lyster in the area of structures.[3]
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.[4]
Bovey was offered the position of Rector of Imperial College in 1907, although his health was failing by this time.[5] 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.[6]
Henry Bovey was a founder member of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineers and the Liverpool Society of Civil Engineers.[7] He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in June 1902,[8] and was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.[9]
Bovey died on 2 February 1912 at Eastbourne, England.[1]