▁er rat ics ▁but ▁tres pass ed ▁on ▁the ▁sens it iv ities ▁of ▁J . ▁D . ▁For bes ▁who ▁saw ▁the ▁subject ▁as ▁his ▁personal ▁f ief dom ▁and ▁was ▁cont empt uous ▁of ▁Hop kins ' s ▁lack ▁of ▁observ ational ▁experience ▁in ▁the ▁subject . ▁ ▁Private ▁life ▁Hop kins ▁enjoyed ▁music , ▁poetry ▁and ▁landscape ▁painting . ▁He ▁spent ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁in ▁a ▁lun atic ▁as yl um ▁in ▁Sto ke ▁New ington . ▁He ▁died ▁there ▁of ▁chron ic ▁man ia ▁and ▁exhaust ion . ▁ ▁He ▁had , ▁with ▁his ▁second ▁wife , ▁one ▁son ▁and ▁three ▁daughters , ▁among ▁them ▁mor ality ▁campaign er ▁El lice ▁Hop kins . ▁ ▁He ▁played ▁first - class ▁cr icket ▁from ▁ 1 8 2 5 ▁to ▁ 1 8 2 8 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁mainly ▁associated ▁with ▁Cambridge ▁University ▁Cr icket ▁Club ▁and ▁made ▁ 4 ▁known ▁appearances ▁in ▁first - class ▁matches . ▁ ▁Hon ours ▁Fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Society ▁( 1 ▁June ▁ 1 8 3 7 ) ▁Ge ological ▁Society ▁of ▁London : ▁W oll ast on ▁Medal ▁( 1 8 5 0 ) ▁President ▁( 1 8 5 1 ) ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Association ▁( 1 8 5 3 ) ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Att ribution : ▁ ▁End notes : ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 7 9 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 6 6 ▁death s ▁Category :