Edwin Henry Barton was a Professor of Physics at University College, Nottingham.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by archival catalogue, university records, and independent Wikipedia article on his son, with only a minor date discrepancy (1905 vs 1906).
Sources
- Barton's pendulums (en.wikipedia.org)
- https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/data/gb159-btn (archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk)
- https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/studywithus/ugstudy/articles/scholarships-and-bursaries-ug/scholarships/subject-specific-bursaries-and-scholarships/Faculty-of-Science-Alumni-Scholarships/Grants-Bursaries-Prizes.html (nottingham.ac.uk)