Richard Green Moulton (5 May 1849 – 15 August 1924) was an English professor, author, and lawyer.
Biography
Richard Green Moulton was born in England in 1849.
He was the brother of
William Fiddian Moulton
William Fiddian Moulton (14 March 1835 – 5 February 1898) was an English Methodist minister, biblical scholar and educator.
Biography
William's father, James Moulton, was a Wesleyan Methodist minister and he had at least three other brothers, ...
,
John Fletcher Moulton
John Fletcher Moulton, Baron Moulton, (18 November 1844 – 9 March 1921) was an English mathematician, barrister, judge and Liberal politician. He was a Cambridge Apostle.
Early life
Moulton was born in Madeley, Shropshire, England, as ...
, and
James Egan Moulton
James Egan Moulton (4 January 1841 – 9 May 1909) was an English-born Australian Methodist minister and headmaster and school president.
Early life
Moulton was born in North Shields, Northumberland. Many members of his family were Methodist ...
.
He received degrees from the
University of London
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,
University of Cambridge
, mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts.
Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge.
, established =
, other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...
, and
University of Pennsylvania
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.
After teaching at Cambridge, the American Society Extension University, and the
London Society for the Extension of University Education, he became a professor of English literature at the
University of Chicago
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in 1892.
[
He died at his home in ]Tunbridge Wells
Royal Tunbridge Wells is a town in Kent, England, southeast of central London. It lies close to the border with East Sussex on the northern edge of the High Weald, whose sandstone geology is exemplified by the rock formation High Rocks. T ...
on 15 August 1924.[
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Selected publications
* ''Shakespeare as a dramatic artist; a popular illustration of the principles of scientific criticism''. (1885) Oxford, Clarendon Press.
* ''The ancient classical drama; a study in literary evolution intended for readers in English and in the original''. (1890). Oxford, The Clarendon Press.
* ''The literary study of the Bible. An account of the leading forms of literature represented in the sacred writings''. (1896). London, Isbister & Co.
* ''Select masterpieces of Biblical literature''. (1901). New York, The Macmillan company; London, Macmillan & co., ltd.
* ''A short introduction to the literature of the Bible''. (1901). Boston, D. C. Heath & Co.
* ''The Modern Reader's Bible Translation'' (1907). New York, The Macmillan Company.
* ''The Bible at a single view''. (1918). With an appendix, how to read the Bible. New York, The Macmillan company.
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1849 births
1924 deaths
English lawyers
Richard Green
English emigrants to the United States
19th-century English writers
Alumni of the University of Cambridge
Alumni of the University of London
University of Chicago faculty
University of Pennsylvania alumni
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