Researching Robert Hodgkin
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 394 people with the Hodgkin surname? In that year Hodgkin was ranked number 3185 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Robert means "bright fame" and is of English origin.
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Robert Howard Hodgkin
Robert Howard "Robin" Hodgkin, FSA (24 April 1877 – 28 June 1951) was an English historian. He taught at Queen's College at the University of Oxford from 1900 to 1937, and served as its provost from 1937 until 1946. He was particularly known for his 1935 work A History of the Anglo-Saxons, and for his 1949 book Six Centuries of an Oxford College: A History of the Queen's College, 1340–1940.
Born at the family house Benwell Dene in Newcastle upon Tyne, Hodgkin was the son of a banker and historian, Thomas Hodgkin, and part of a so-called "Quaker dynasty" with many accomplished relatives. From 1896 to 1899, he attended Balliol College, Oxford, graduating with first-class honours in the Final School of Modern History. The following year, he volunteered to serve in the Northumberland Fusiliers—which he would rejoin during the First World War—which ultimately led to his being forced to leave the Society of Friends.
Hodgkin was appointed a lecturer of modern history at Queen's in 1900. In 1904 he was made a fellow, in 1910 a tutor, and from 1928 to 1934 he held the post of university lecturer in modern history. From 1936 to 1937, he filled two terms as pro-provost when B. H. Streeter fell ill, resumed teaching in April, and retired towards the end of the year. Retirement lasted less than a week, however, for Streeter (now returned to his duties) died in a plane crash, and Hodgkin was asked to take on the role permanently. He served for nine years, all during the Second World War or its prelude.
As a teacher, Hodgkin was remembered by a student for being "suggestive rather than purely instructive", offering signposts for "the roads and tracks" but "leav[ing] his pupils to explore for themselves". As provost, he was remembered for his dedication to the college and for shepherding it through the wartime years, and for two important works: the reconstruction of the college's grand library, and his book on the college's history.
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