Loder was active as a plant collector, breeder and grower. He developed hybrid rhododendrons from crosses between R. fortunei and R. griffithianum. The plants were named the Loderi hybrids and group in his honour. Three, Loderi King George, Loderi Pink Diamond and Loder's White, have received the Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. He developed the garden at his home at Leonardslee extensively.[3]
Personal lifeedit
Loder is a Member of the Loder (Family)
He married Marion Hubbard, daughter of William Egerton Hubbard. They had two children:
Patience Marion Loder (1882–1963). She married Walter William Otter (unknown-1940).
Robert Egerton Loder (1887–1917). He married Muriel Rolls Hoare (1879–1955). They had one son:
Loder kept a menagerie in the grounds of Leonardslee, the family ancestral home in Sussex. Many of the animals were made into osteology specimens, and 200 skulls and skeletons are now are in the collection of World Museum, National Museums Liverpool, being presented to the museum in 1961.[5] A number of the game heads from Loder's museum are in Rowland Ward's Records of Big Game.[6] These were accumulated through Loder's hunting expeditions, but also purchase.[6]
^Slade, Naomi (July 2022). "Starting a colourful new chapter". The Garden. 147 (4): 100–106.
^ abAdam Trimingham, A grand day out, The Argus, July 1, 2013
^Clemency Thorne Fisher; Antony Parker; Antony Freestone Roberts (March 1999). Catalogue of the Osteological Specimens in the Collections of the Zoology Department of Liverpool Museum.
^ abPease, Alfred E. (Alfred Edward) (1923). Edmund Loder, naturalist, horticulturist, traveller and sportsman : a memoir. Gerstein - University of Toronto. London : J. Murray.
edmund, giles, loder, baronet, august, 1849, april, 1920, english, aristocrat, landowner, plantsman, born, 1849, august, 1849london, englanddied14, april, 1920, 1920, aged, nationalityenglisheducationeton, collegetrinity, college, cambridgeoccupation, landowne. Sir Edmund Giles Loder 2nd Baronet 7 August 1849 14 April 1920 was an English aristocrat landowner and plantsman Edmund Giles LoderBorn 1849 08 07 7 August 1849London EnglandDied14 April 1920 1920 04 14 aged 70 NationalityEnglishEducationEton CollegeTrinity College CambridgeOccupation s LandownerPlantsmanSpouseMarion HubbardParent s Sir Robert Loder 1st BaronetMaria Georgiana BuskRelativesHans Busk maternal grandfather Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life 1 2 Career 1 3 Personal life 1 4 Natural history collection 2 Bibliography 3 ReferencesBiography editEarly life edit Edmund Giles Loder was born on 7 August 1849 in London England 1 2 His father was Sir Robert Loder 1st Baronet a landowner and Conservative politician and his mother Maria Georgiana Busk His maternal grandfather was Hans Busk a Welsh poet He was educated at Eton College a private boarding school in Eton Berkshire and graduated from Trinity College a constituent college of the University of Cambridge Career edit He served as a Justice of the Peace for Sussex and Northampshire Loder was active as a plant collector breeder and grower He developed hybrid rhododendrons from crosses between R fortunei and R griffithianum The plants were named the Loderi hybrids and group in his honour Three Loderi King George Loderi Pink Diamond and Loder s White have received the Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society He developed the garden at his home at Leonardslee extensively 3 Personal life edit Loder is a Member of the Loder Family He married Marion Hubbard daughter of William Egerton Hubbard They had two children Patience Marion Loder 1882 1963 She married Walter William Otter unknown 1940 Robert Egerton Loder 1887 1917 He married Muriel Rolls Hoare 1879 1955 They had one son Sir Giles Rolls Loder 3rd Baronet 1914 1999 They resided at Beach House in Worthing West Sussex 4 During his visits to Brighton King Edward VII 1841 1910 would spend time in the garden at Beach House with his friend Arthur Sassoon 1840 1912 4 They also resided at Leonardslee in Lower Beeding near Horsham in West Sussex He died on 14 April 1920 1 2 Natural history collection edit Loder kept a menagerie in the grounds of Leonardslee the family ancestral home in Sussex Many of the animals were made into osteology specimens and 200 skulls and skeletons are now are in the collection of World Museum National Museums Liverpool being presented to the museum in 1961 5 A number of the game heads from Loder s museum are in Rowland Ward s Records of Big Game 6 These were accumulated through Loder s hunting expeditions but also purchase 6 Bibliography editConifers at Leonardslee 1919 Edmund Loder A memoir with a portrait with Sir Alfred Pease 2nd Baronet 1923 References edit a b The National Archives a b Natural History Museum Slade Naomi July 2022 Starting a colourful new chapter The Garden 147 4 100 106 a b Adam Trimingham A grand day out The Argus July 1 2013 Clemency Thorne Fisher Antony Parker Antony Freestone Roberts March 1999 Catalogue of the Osteological Specimens in the Collections of the Zoology Department of Liverpool Museum a b Pease Alfred E Alfred Edward 1923 Edmund Loder naturalist horticulturist traveller and sportsman a memoir Gerstein University of Toronto London J Murray Baronetage of the United KingdomPreceded byRobert Loder Baronet of Whittlebury and High Breeches 1888 1920 Succeeded byGiles Rolls Loder Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edmund Giles Loder amp oldid 1187543628, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
