Edward Craven Hawtrey

Edward Craven Hawtrey (7 May 1789 – 27 January 1862) was an English educationalist, headmaster and later provost of Eton College.

[1] Hawtrey was born at Burnham, Bucks, the son of the vicar of the parish.

While he was headmaster and Hodgson was Provost, new buildings were erected, including the school library and the sanatorium, the college chapel was restored, the Old Christopher Inn was closed, and the custom of Montem, the collection by street begging of funds for the university expenses of the captain of the school, was suppressed.

[3] On account of his command of languages, he was known in London as "the English Mezzofanti", and he was a book collector of the finest taste.

Among his own books are some translations from the English into Italian, German and Greek.