Background
Hoskins, Franklin Evans was born on September 28, 1858 in Rockdale, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Taylor and Jane (Brown) Hoskins.
Hoskins, Franklin Evans was born on September 28, 1858 in Rockdale, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Taylor and Jane (Brown) Hoskins.
Bachelor of Arts, Princeton, 1883, Master of Arts, 1886. Bachelor of Divinity, Union Theological Seminary, 1888. Special studies, Yale.
(Doctor of Divinity, New York University, 1903).
Ordained Presbyterian ministry, 1888. Principal Preparatory Department Syrian Protestant College, Beirut, 1883-1886. Touring missionary, with journeys of exploration in transport-Jordan country and Arabia, 1888-1900.
Editor American Mission Press, since 1900, issuing books and periodicals in Arabic language, and extensive work in connection with various editions of Arabic bible.
President Theological Faculty, since 1911. Member Executive Committee Lebanon Hospital for Mental Diseases.
Honorary life director American Bible Society. Honorary director British Relief in Palestine.
Commissioner Syria and Palestine Relief, 1914-1918.
Member Executive Committee Lebanon Hospital for Mental Diseases. Honorary life director American Bible Society. Honorary director British Relief in Palestine.
Married Harriette Mollison Eddy, August 22, 1888.