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Hearn was born on 30th October 1892 in Hatcham. He attended St. Olave's School, Southwark and was elected to an Exhibition for Classics at St. John's in June 1911. he obtained his BA in 1914. He had been entered at Wells Theological College with a view to ordination in 1915 but instead joined the Inns of Court at the outbreak of war from which he gained his commission in 1915. From there he went to France where he served until 1916 with a short period of sickness spent in England. After this his battalion moved to Macedonia and then Palestine. He was awarded the Military Cross in November 1917. He died in action near Jerusalem on April 30th 1918.

Literary editor and poet. John Collings Squire was born 2 April 1884 in Plymouth, the son of a veterinary surgeon. He read history at St John’s College, BA 1906. He was the literary editor of the New Statesman from 1914 to 1919 (under the name Solomon Eagle), was a columnist and literary critic for the Observer and Illustrated London News, the acting editor of the New Statesman 1917-18, the founder and editor of the London Mercury and the chairman of London Mercury Ltd from 1919 to 1934. He wrote many books of poetry and literary criticism and was knighted in 1933. He died in 1958.

UK Prime Minister 1957-63.

Theatre director

Her Majesty's Astronomer at the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.

BA 1961

Fellow SJC 1970-. Professor Old Testament Studies.