Sir Edward Henry Busk (10 February 1844 – 4 November 1926)''BUSK, Sir Edward Henry'' Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007, accessed 31 July 2012
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from 1905-1907.

Early life

He was educated at

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, London. He then attended

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( BA, first class, 1863; MA, 1864) and then at Manchester New College (now

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) (

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first class, 1866).

Career

Busk practised as a Solicitor from 1866 to 1899. He was Vice-Chancellor of the

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from 1905 to 1907, Chairman of Convocation and a

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of the University and also of

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. He was also a Member of the Governing Body of the

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, Chairman of Council of the City and Guilds of London Institute (1925), Chairman of the Central Foundation Schools of London, and Chairman of the Governing Body of

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between 1900 and 1925, when he resigned on the grounds of ill health. He was among the new

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announced in the

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list, and was knighted by King

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on 9 February 1901. His wife,

Marian Busk Lady Marian (née Balfour) Busk (1861 – 31 March 1941) was a British botanist and translator. She was known for her translation of ''Das Pflanzenleben der Donauländer'' by Anton Kerner von Marilaun. Busk was the daughter of silk merchant Lew ...

, was a notable

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, one of the first female graduates of

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, and one of the first female fellows of the

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. See in particular pp. 271–272. He died on 4 November 1926 at the age of 82 and was buried in Checkendon Churchyard,

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Early life

Career

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