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          For the last two decades or so, the translations of his work by Michael Hofmann have turned him into one of the German writers deemed 'most contemporary' by....

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          Born
          24 January 1814
          St Austell, Cornwall, England
          Died
          20 July 1883
          Bishopstowe, Natal, South Africa
          Summary
          John William Colenso was an English mathematician, theologian, Biblical scholar and social activist, who was the first Church of England Bishop of Natal.

          Biography

          John Colenso's father, also named John William Colenso, was a mineral agent associated with tin mining in Cornwall.

          John William Colenso () entered St John's as a sizar in , where he was assisted by scholarships and by the famous tutor John Hymers.

        1. John William Colenso () entered St John's as a sizar in , where he was assisted by scholarships and by the famous tutor John Hymers.
        2. Printer William Colenso (a cousin of John William Colenso, the notorious Anglican.
        3. For the last two decades or so, the translations of his work by Michael Hofmann have turned him into one of the German writers deemed 'most contemporary' by.
        4. Colenso, John William, , British mathematician, theologian, Biblical scholar, author, and social activist who was the first Church of England.
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          6. John was one of four children in the family who were brought up as Nonconformists, that is Protestants outside the Church of England. However, the parents and children all joined the Church of England when John was an adolescent.

          John attended the mathematical and classical school in St Austell for four years until 1829 when a tin mine that his father had an interest in flooded. This was the first of several tragedies to impact on his life, and the death of his mother at around the same time meant that his family were suddenly in severe difficulties.

          Because of the