Ernest George Hardy (15 January 1852 – 26 October 1925) was a classicist and Principal of

Jesus College, Oxford Jesus College (in full: Jesus College in the University of Oxford of Queen Elizabeth's Foundation) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It is in the centre of the city, on a site between Turl Street, Ship S ...

, from 1921 to 1925.

Biography

Hardy was born in Hampstead, England and was educated at Highgate School. He then went to

Exeter College, Oxford (Let Exeter Flourish) , old_names = ''Stapeldon Hall'' , named_for = Walter de Stapledon, Bishop of Exeter , established = , sister_college = Emmanuel College, Cambridge , rector = Sir Richard Trainor ...

, from 1871 to 1875, where he was a scholar and achieved a double-first in Literae Humaniores. He was elected a Fellow of Jesus College in 1875. He resigned in 1878 (after his marriage). He taught at

Felsted School (Keep your Faith) , established = , closed = , type = Public schoolIndependent day and boarding , religion = Church of England , president = , head_label = Headmaster , head = Chris Townsend , r_head_l ...

for two years and was headmaster of

The King's School, Grantham The King's School is a British grammar school with academy status, in the market town of Grantham, Lincolnshire, England. The school's history can be traced to 1329, and was re-endowed by Richard Foxe in 1528. Located on Brook Street, the sch ...

(1879–87), where he met

Frederick Rolfe Frederick William Rolfe (surname pronounced ), better known as Baron Corvo (Italian for "Crow"), and also calling himself Frederick William Serafino Austin Lewis Mary Rolfe (22 July 1860 – 25 October 1913), was an English writer, artist, ph ...

, then an undermaster at the school. He resigned following a struggle with the governors, and moved back to Oxford where he carried out private research. He taught classics at Jesus College from 1894 (after David Ritchie was appointed to a professorship at the

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) and he was re-elected to a Fellowship at Jesus College in 1896. He became Vice-Principal in 1897 and wrote a history of the college in 1899. He remained a long-term friend of Frederick Rolfe, and in 1904 wrote a letter commending Rolfe which is reprinted in Symons' biographical study of Rolfe. After Sir John Rhys died in 1915, the Principalship was vacant until 1921, when Hardy was elected. He died suddenly in 1925, three weeks after presiding at the first College

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since 1914.Baker, Jesus College, pp. 126–127.

Works

* ''Christianity and the Roman Government: A Study in Imperial Administration'' (London: Longman, Greens & Co., 1894) * ''Roman Laws and Charters'' (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1912)

References

1852 births 1925 deaths People educated at Highgate School Alumni of Exeter College, Oxford Fellows of Jesus College, Oxford English classical scholars Principals of Jesus College, Oxford {{UK-academic-stub