Introduction

Biography

Edwin was the son of Samuel Hatch and Charlotte Mooney.

He at­tend­ed Cam­bridge and Pem­broke College, Ox­ford (BA in hon­ors, 1857).

He was or­dained an Ang­li­can priest in 1859, then went to To­ron­to, Ca­na­da, where he be­came a pro­fess­or of class­ics at Tri­ni­ty Col­lege. He lat­er be­came rec­tor of a high school in Qué­bec.

He re­turned to Eng­land in 1867, serv­ing as Vice-Prin­ci­pal of St. Ma­ry Hall, Ox­ford. In 1883, he became rec­tor at Purl­eigh.

Hatch gave Bamp­ton Lec­tures in 1880, and Hib­bert Lec­tures in 1888.

Works

A well known schol­ar, he wrote a con­cord­ance to the Sep­tua­gint, and es­says on Bib­li­cal Greek.

His other works in­clude:

• Towards Fields of Light (Lon­don: Hod­der & Stough­ton, 1890)