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About Help Contact login Rev Brian Hudspeth SJ Title: Rev First Name: Brian Middle Names: Albert Preferred Name: Surname: Hudspeth Order: SJ Date of Birth: 23-Feb-1920 Place of Birth: Melbourne VIC Country of Birth: Australia Date of Ordination: Place of Ordination: Country of Ordination: Ordination Diocese: Seminary: Date of Death: 08-Apr-1990 Place of Death: Melbourne VIC Country of Death: Australia Date of Burial: 1990 Place of Burial: Boroondara, Kew VIC Country of Burial: Australia Find A Grave URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/199185973 FindaGrave - Person Photo FindaGrave - Grave Photo Biographical Notes Fr David Strong SJ, The Australian dictionary of Jesuit biography 1848-2015, Second Edition, 2017: Hudspeth, Brian Teacher, linguist; born Melbourne, 23 February 1920; died Melbourne, 8 April 1990, aged 70. Brian Hudspeth entered the Society, 3 February 1936, and completed all his Jesuit studies within Australia. His regency was at St Aloysius' College, Milson's Point, during the war years under the rectorship of Thomas Hehir. He was ordained, 5 January 1949, and his first appointment after tertianship was to St Louis School, Perth, 1951-53, as teacher. He also taught at St Patrick's College, East Melbourne, 1954-68, and St Louis School again, 1969-72. When that school ceased to be a Jesuit school he went to St Ignatius' College, Athelstone, 1973-5, where he continued to teach French, Italian and Latin. His final active appointment was to St Aloysius' College, Milson's Point, 1976-79. It was in 1979 that Hudspeth began to have a series of strokes that affected him adversely. He finally retired to a home for the aged and remained there from 1980 until his death. This was a sad time for him as he very quickly was unable to remember much or have much movement in his limbs. He was a very gifted linguist and a born teacher of the old school, strict, orderly and very formal. As form master, the boys knew exactly where they stood. While he was not a good team man among his working colleagues, many of his students were appreciative of his linguistic talents and of his interest in them. He was a good coach of Australian Rules football, his teams regularly performing well, and he was a passionate supporter of the Collingwood team. He was essentially a very shy man who did not mix much with people. However, he had a good wit, with a very strong personality, and showed loyalty to his friends. As a hobby he had a most valuable stamp collection that has never been located. He had swapped stamps with collectors around the world, and was well known among them. (Reproduced by permission of Fr David Strong SJ.)

Title:

Rev

First Name:

Brian

Middle Names:

Albert

Preferred Name:

Surname:

Hudspeth

Order:

Date of Birth:

23-Feb-1920

Place of Birth:

Melbourne VIC

Country of Birth:

Australia

Date of Ordination:

Place of Ordination:

Country of Ordination:

Ordination Diocese:

Seminary:

Date of Death:

08-Apr-1990

Place of Death:

Melbourne VIC

Country of Death:

Australia

Date of Burial:

1990

Place of Burial:

Boroondara, Kew VIC

Country of Burial:

Australia

Find A Grave URL:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/199185973

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Fr David Strong SJ, The Australian dictionary of Jesuit biography 1848-2015, Second Edition, 2017:
Hudspeth, Brian

Teacher, linguist; born Melbourne, 23 February 1920; died Melbourne, 8 April 1990, aged 70.

Brian Hudspeth entered the Society, 3 February 1936, and completed all his Jesuit studies within Australia. His regency was at St Aloysius' College, Milson's Point, during the war years under the rectorship of Thomas Hehir. He was ordained, 5 January 1949, and his first appointment after tertianship was to St Louis School, Perth, 1951-53, as teacher. He also taught at St Patrick's College, East Melbourne, 1954-68, and St Louis School again, 1969-72. When that school ceased to be a Jesuit school he went to St Ignatius' College, Athelstone, 1973-5, where he continued to teach French, Italian and Latin. His final active appointment was to St Aloysius' College, Milson's Point, 1976-79.

It was in 1979 that Hudspeth began to have a series of strokes that affected him adversely. He finally retired to a home for the aged and remained there from 1980 until his death. This was a sad time for him as he very quickly was unable to remember much or have much movement in his limbs.

He was a very gifted linguist and a born teacher of the old school, strict, orderly and very formal. As form master, the boys knew exactly where they stood. While he was not a good team man among his working colleagues, many of his students were appreciative of his linguistic talents and of his interest in them. He was a good coach of Australian Rules football, his teams regularly performing well, and he was a passionate supporter of the Collingwood team.

He was essentially a very shy man who did not mix much with people. However, he had a good wit, with a very strong personality, and showed loyalty to his friends. As a hobby he had a most valuable stamp collection that has never been located. He had swapped stamps with collectors around the world, and was well known among them.

(Reproduced by permission of Fr David Strong SJ.)

Rev Brian Hudspeth SJ

Biographical Notes