Early life Edmund Giles Loder was born on 7 August 1849 in
London, England. 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. When at Eton he competed in the 100 yards event at the
AAC Championships, winning the silver medal at the
1869 AAC Championships.
Career He served as a
Justice of the Peace for
Sussex and
Northampshire.
Horticulture 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.
Zoology Loder was a well-known member at the
Zoological Society, of which
Peter Chalmers Mitchell mentions that he was known to have valued knowledge of all different breeds of native species in Africa. These were accumulated through Loder's hunting expeditions, but also purchase. These were accumulated through Loder's hunting expeditions, but also purchase. These were accumulated through Loder's hunting expeditions, but also purchase. These were accumulated through Loder's hunting expeditions, but also purchase. These were accumulated through Loder's hunting expeditions, but also purchase. 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). A number of the game heads from Loder's museum are in
Rowland Ward's Records of Big Game. These were accumulated through Loder's hunting expeditions, but also purchase. ==Bibliography==