Olive Wyon
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Dr. Olive Wyon (1881 - 1966) was a British author and translator of books of the Christian faith.
In 1953, Wyon, a member of the faculty of St. Colm's College, Edinburgh, Scotland published a remarkable book entitled "The Altar Fire."
She translated the works of theologians, Emil Brunner and Karl Barth.
She was given an honorary doctorate by the University of Aberdeen for her contribution to theological learning.
She had a brother, the Revd. Allan G Wyon, well known sculptor and medalist, and two sisters, one an Anglican Deaconess and the other a Congregational Minister.
She died in Edinburgh in 1966 aged 85.
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