Sir Edwyn Hoskyns, 13th Baronet

Sir Edwyn Clement Hoskyns, 13th Baronet (9 August 1884 - 28 June 1937), was a priest of the Church of England, academic and theologian.

Hoskyns was born in Notting Hill, London, the eldest child and only son of Bishop Edwyn Hoskyns (1851–1925). He was a fellow and Dean of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, 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.^[1] e.g. on Michael Ramsey and Gabriel Hebert.

Writings

• The Riddle of the New Testament. With Francis Noel Davey. 1931
• The Epistle to the Romans, by Karl Barth; translated from the 6th edition by Edwyn C. Hoskyns. 1933
• Cambridge Sermons. 1938
• The Fourth Gospel. 1940
• Crucifixion-resurrection. / Edwyn Clement Hoskyns & Francis Noel Davey. Reprinted SPCK, 1981.

References

1. Obituary of protégé

• Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004

External links

• Heroes of the Faith: Sir Edwyn Hoskyns 1884-1937