Charles Hahn

Charles Theophilus Hahn (also surnamed Headley; 1 March 1870 – 16 September 1930 Holborn, London), was an Anglican missionary priest, botanical illustrator and artist. Born in Wandsworth, he was the only son of Theophilus Sigmund Hahn and Helen Marfield Hahn (née Walters), and grew up in the village of Headley in Hampshire. He was educated at Charterhouse and at Pembroke College, Oxford, acquiring a B.A. in 1892 and an M.A. in 1895. Soon after being awarded the B,A, he embarked on a career in the ministry and registered at the Leeds Clergy School, being ordained a deacon in 1893 and a priest in 1894. He served curacies in Sydenham, Bradford, Almondbury and Barnsley before becoming Vicar of Dewsbury Moor, before leaving for South Africa as a missionary — to the Diocese of Zululand in 1908,

Charles Hahn

Charles Theophilus Hahn (also surnamed Headley; 1 March 1870 – 16 September 1930 Holborn, London), was an Anglican missionary priest, botanical illustrator and artist. Born in Wandsworth, he was the only son of Theophilus Sigmund Hahn and Helen Marfield Hahn (née Walters), and grew up in the village of Headley in Hampshire. He was educated at Charterhouse and at Pembroke College, Oxford, acquiring a B.A. in 1892 and an M.A. in 1895. Soon after being awarded the B,A, he embarked on a career in the ministry and registered at the Leeds Clergy School, being ordained a deacon in 1893 and a priest in 1894. He served curacies in Sydenham, Bradford, Almondbury and Barnsley before becoming Vicar of Dewsbury Moor, before leaving for South Africa as a missionary — to the Diocese of Zululand in 1908,