Augustus William Hare

Who was Augustus William Hare?

Augustus William Hare was the son of Francis Hare-Naylor. He was the author of a history of Germany.

He was sent by the widow of Sir William Jones, whose godson he was, to Winchester College, and New College, Oxford, in the latter of which he was for some time a tutor. With his brother Julius, Hare wrote Guesses at Truth, an "influential miscellany" of essays.

Entering the Church he became incumbent of the rural parish of Alton Barnes during the last three years of this life. While there, he wrote at least two volumes of sermons, which were published posthumously by his brother Julius. He died in Rome in 1834, the same year his nephew and namesake, Augustus Hare, was born.