Edward Butler (academic)
Edward Butler D.C.L. (1686–1745) was an English academic administrator at the University of Oxford.
Butler was awarded a Doctor of Civil Law at Oxford University. He was elected President (head) of Magdalen College, Oxford, on 29 July 1722, a post he held until he died in 1745.[1] Butler, a Whig, was a politically oriented. He was a significant benefactor to Magdalen College. During his time as President of Magdalen, Butler was also Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University from 1728 until 1732.[2][3]
References
- ^ Salter, H. E.; Lobel, Mary D., eds. (1954). "Magdalen College". A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 3: The University of Oxford. Victoria County History. pp. 193–207. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
- ^ "Previous Vice-Chancellors". University of Oxford, UK. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
- ^ "Vice-Chancellors from the year 1660". The Oxford University Calendar. University of Oxford. 1817. pp. 27–28. Retrieved 18 July 2011.