9 2 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 9 7 ▁death s ▁Category : Al umn i ▁of ▁St ▁John ' s ▁College , ▁Cambridge ▁Category : Al umn i ▁of ▁the ▁U CL ▁Institute ▁of ▁Arch ae ology ▁Category : B rit ish ▁arch ae olog ists <0x0A> </s> ▁Ser je ant ▁John ▁H os kins ▁or ▁H os k yn s ▁( 1 ▁March ▁ 1 5 6 6 ▁– ▁ 2 7 ▁August ▁ 1 6 3 8 ) ▁was ▁an ▁English ▁poet , ▁scholar ▁of ▁Greek , ▁lawyer , ▁judge ▁and ▁politician . ▁ ▁Life ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁John ▁and ▁Marg ery ▁H os kins ▁born ▁in ▁M ow nt on - up on - W ye , ▁L lan war ne , ▁Here ford shire . ▁His ▁father , ▁im pressed ▁by ▁his ▁memory ▁and ▁mental ▁ab ilities , ▁arranged ▁for ▁him ▁to ▁be ▁taught ▁Greek ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ten . ▁He ▁attended ▁West min ster ▁School ▁for ▁a ▁year ▁before ▁going ▁to ▁Win chester ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 5 7 9 . ▁From ▁ 1 5 8 4 ▁to ▁ 1 5 8 8 ▁he ▁attended ▁their ▁sister ▁foundation ▁New ▁College , ▁Oxford , ▁arriv ing ▁alongside ▁Henry ▁W ot ton . ▁ ▁H os kins ▁was ▁exp elled ▁from ▁Oxford ▁University ▁before ▁he ▁became ▁Reg ent ▁master : ▁the ▁authorities ▁did ▁not ▁appreciate ▁his ▁bit ing ▁sat ire . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁teacher ▁in ▁Il chester , ▁Som erset , ▁where ▁he