Hatto II [SEP] position held
Hatto II
Hatto II (died 18 January 970) was the archbishop of Mainz from 968 to 970.
While in office, he built the church of St George on the island of Reichenau, donated heavily to the abbeys of Fulda and Reichenau, and was a patron of the chronicler Regino of Prüm.
A well known folk tale describes Hatto as a cruel and oppressive ruler, who was finally punished in being eaten alive by mice - an event which supposedly happened in the Mouse Tower (see details on that
four years the position was no longer needed, and Norman, a mentor to Hatto, recommended him for a new lectureship at Queen Mary College, London. Hatto was chosen over many applicants—in part, he thought, because the Principal, Sir Frederick Barton Maurice, admired his skill at rugby. In 1938 he therefore became the Head of the Department of German, a position he would hold until his retirement in 1977.
World War II.
Hatto's appointment at Queen Mary College had barely begun when he