Prince, Edward Ernest

Education

Student United College 1880-1881 Gk. 1; Lat. 1 1881-1882 Log.; Gk. 2; Lat. 2; Math. 1 1882-1883 M. Phil. & Pol. Econ.; Eng. Lit. Lapsed bursary, 1883. Bruce bursar, 1883. Gray prize, 1882, 1884.

Student St Mary’s College 1886-1887. Class prize, 1887.

LL.D. 14.9.1911.

Birth/childhood

Born 23.5.1858 perhaps in Leeds.

Attended Miller Grove School, Leeds(2) and Leeds Grammar School(1).

Career

Also at Edinburgh University - medical student 1884-1885 and Cambridge University.

Senior assistant in zoology, Edinburgh University 1884. Naturalist at Marine laboratory, St Andrews 1885. Professor of zoology at Glasgow Royal Infirmary Technical College 1890-1892. Commissioner of Fisheries to the Dominion of Canada 1892 - 1925. [University professor]

Publications. Pioneer researches on life cycles of marine food fishes.

Death

Died 10.10.1936.

Sources

  • UYUC400
  • 15.3.1883
  • UYSM400/6/275
  • UYUY452/20/350, 410, 447
  • UYM/310
  • Census 1881 St Andrews
  • J.A. Venn, Alumni Cantabrigienses
  • St Andrews Citizen 9.9.1911
  • Alumnus Chronicle 20 p21