Sir Edwyn Hoskyns, 13th Baronet

Sir Edwyn Clement Hoskyns, 13th Baronet, MC (9 August 1884 – 28 June 1937) was an English Anglican priest and theologian.

The Reverend Sir Edwyn Hoskyns Bt MC
Born	Edwyn Clement Hoskyns (1884-08-09)9 August 1884 London, England
Died	28 June 1937(1937-06-28) (aged 52) London, England
Spouse(s)	Mary Trym Budden ( m. 1922) [1]
Parent(s)	Edwyn Hoskyns Mary Maude
Ecclesiastical career
Religion	Christianity (Anglican)
Church	Church of England
Ordained	1908 (deacon)[1] ? (priest)
Academic background
Alma mater	Jesus College, Cambridge
Academic work
Discipline	Biblical studies theology
Sub-discipline	Biblical theology
Institutions	Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Influenced	Christopher Evans Gabriel Hebert Donald Lynch Michael Ramsey

Career

Hoskyns was born on 9 August 1884 in Notting Hill, London, the eldest child and only son of Bishop Edwyn Hoskyns and his wife Mary Constance Maude Benson.[1] He was a fellow and Dean of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge,[1] and a notable biblical scholar. On his father's death in 1925, he succeeded to the Hoskyns baronetcy. His influence on the next generation of clergymen was considerable, e.g., on Michael Ramsey,[2] Gabriel Hebert, Christopher Evans,[3][4] and Donald Lynch.[5]

He died on 28 June 1937 in London and was buried in Grantchester, Cambridgeshire.[1]

Writings

• The Riddle of the New Testament. With Francis Noel Davey. London: Faber & Faber, 1931
• The Epistle to the Romans, by Karl Barth; translated from the 6th edition by Edwyn C. Hoskyns. Oxford University Press, 1933
• Cambridge Sermons. London: SPCK, 1938
• The Fourth Gospel. London: Faber & Faber, 1940
• Crucifixion-Resurrection: The Pattern of the Theology and Ethics of the New Testament. Edwyn Clement Hoskyns & Francis Noel Davey. London: SPCK, 1981.

Arms

Coat of arms of Sir Edwyn Hoskyns, 13th Baronet

Crest Out of a ducal coronet a lion’s head erased Or with flames of fire out of his mouth Proper crowned Or. Escutcheon Per pale Gules and Azure a chevron between three lions rampant Or. Motto Vincula Da Linguae Vel Tibi Lingua Dabit (Bind The Tongue Or The Tongue Will Thee) [6]

References

Footnotes

1. Wakefield 2004.
2. "Heroes of the Faith: Sir Edwyn Hoskyns, 1884–1937" (PDF). The Church Observer. London: Church Union. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
3. Hooker 2014, p. 197.
4. Eyre, Richard (15 August 2012). "The Rev Christopher Evans Obituary". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
5. "Prebendary Donald Lynch". The Telegraph. London. 7 December 2000. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
6. Debrett's Peerage. 1878.

Bibliography

Hooker, Morna D. (2014). "Christopher Francis Evans, 1909–2012" (PDF). Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the British Academy. 13. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 195–214. Retrieved 30 April 2019.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

Wakefield, Gordon Stevens (2004). "Hoskyns, Sir Edwyn Clement, Thirteenth Baronet (1884–1937)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/34008.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

Baronetage of England
Preceded by Sir Edwyn Hoskyns	Baronet (of Harewood) 1925–1937	Succeeded by Chandos Hoskyns