Walter Hobhouse

Background

HOBHOUSE, Walter was born in 1862. 2nd son of late Right Reverend Bishop Hobhouse and first wife, Mary, daughter of General Honourable John Brodrick.

Education

Eton (Newcastle Scholar, 1SS0). New College, Oxford (Scholar, 1880-S4. 1st class Moderations, 1881.

1st class Liter® Humanity, Latin 1884.

Chancellor’s Prize English Essay, 1885. Chancellor’s Prize Latin Essay, 1886.

Proxime accessit Ireland scholarship, 1883-1884). Master of Arts.

Career

He was Fellow and Lecturer of Hertford College, Oxford from1884 to 1887. And then a Student and Tutor of Christ Church, Oxford from 1887 to 1894. He was Headmaster of Durham School from 1894 to 1899.

Editor of The Guardian from 1900 to 1905.

Chancellor of Street Philip"s Cathedral, Birmingham from 1905 to 1913. Archdeacon of Aston from 1912 to 1913.

And Archdeacon of Gloucester from 1917 to 1919. He died on 30 October 1928.

Works

• book

  • The Theory and Practice of Ancient Education. the Chancellor's English Essay

    (This book was originally published prior to 1923, and rep...)

  • The theory and practice of ancient education,: Being the chancellor's English essay 1885,

    (This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of th...)

  • The Theory and Practice of Ancient Education, Being the Chancellor's English Essay (Classic Reprint)

    (Essay like the present, save an excessive deference to cu...)

  • Otium Didascali: Translations Into Greek & Latin Verse (Multilingual Edition)

    (This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before ...)

  • The theory and practice of ancient education, being the chancellor's English essay 1885

    (This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. T...)

  • The spiritual standard: And other sermons, preached chiefly at Oxford and Durham

Interests

• Golf, traveling

Connections

Father:

Right Reverend Bishop Hobhouse