Wren Hoskyns

Who is Wren Hoskyns?

Sir Edwyn Wren Hoskyns is a British paediatrician and researcher into childhood diseases, notably tuberculosis, and from 2 June 2010 the 17th Hoskyns Baronet of Harewood in the County of Hereford in the Baronetage of England.

The 17th Bt carries and uses the name Wren that derives from the name of the son of the 7th Bt. who married Theodosia, the great-granddaughter of the famous English architect and polymath, Sir Christopher Wren. Theodosia was her father's only child, and married Chandos Wren-Hoskyns on 20 April 1837 after Chandos Hoskyns had his name changed in the previous week by Royal Licence. They had one daughter, who died without marrying. The Hoskyns family continued to use Wren and Chandos in other branches in subsequent generations to keep the names alive.

The Harewood Park estate was in the family until 1941, and since 2000 has been owned by the Duchy of Cornwall. Media speculation is that the impending development of the estate is as a country residence for The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.