George Foot Moore
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George Foot Moore He graduated from Yale University
in 1872, where he was a member of Skull and Bones
. He was awarded the highest theological qualifiction – the D.D.
. He was Professor Emeritus 1928–31, Frothingham Professor of History Religion 1904–28, Professor of Theology, Harvard University
, 1902–04; President 1899–1901, Professor of Hebrew, Andover Theological Seminary, 1883–1902. He was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania
and died in Cambridge, Massachusetts
.
An eminent Asian scholar and a noted teacher, he wrote a number of books, including The Literature of the Old Testament (1913),History of Religions (Vol. I, 1913; Vol. II, 1919), Metempsychosis (The Ingersoll Lecture, 1914), and Judaism in the First Centuries of the Christian Era (1927).
Among his technical writings, two stand out: History of Religions (1914, 1919) and Judaism (two volumes, 1927). He also contributed to the Encyclopaedia Biblica
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
in 1872, where he was a member of Skull and Bones
Skull and Bones
Skull and Bones is an undergraduate senior or secret society at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. It is a traditional peer society to Scroll and Key and Wolf's Head, as the three senior class 'landed societies' at Yale....
. He was awarded the highest theological qualifiction – the D.D.
Doctor of Divinity
Doctor of Divinity is an advanced academic degree in divinity. Historically, it identified one who had been licensed by a university to teach Christian theology or related religious subjects....
. He was Professor Emeritus 1928–31, Frothingham Professor of History Religion 1904–28, Professor of Theology, Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, 1902–04; President 1899–1901, Professor of Hebrew, Andover Theological Seminary, 1883–1902. He was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania
West Chester, Pennsylvania
The Borough of West Chester is the county seat of Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 18,461 at the 2010 census.Valley Forge, the Brandywine Battlefield, Longwood Gardens, Marsh Creek State Park, and other historical attractions are near West Chester...
and died in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent...
.
An eminent Asian scholar and a noted teacher, he wrote a number of books, including The Literature of the Old Testament (1913),History of Religions (Vol. I, 1913; Vol. II, 1919), Metempsychosis (The Ingersoll Lecture, 1914), and Judaism in the First Centuries of the Christian Era (1927).
Among his technical writings, two stand out: History of Religions (1914, 1919) and Judaism (two volumes, 1927). He also contributed to the Encyclopaedia Biblica
Encyclopaedia Biblica
Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political and Religion History, the Archeology, Geography and Natural History of the Bible , edited by Thomas Kelly Cheyne and J. Sutherland Black, is a critical encyclopedia of the Bible. In Theology/Biblical studies, it is often...