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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
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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 ...
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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 The University of London (UoL; abbreviated as Lond or more rarely Londin in post-nominals) is a federal public research university located in London, England, United Kingdom. The university was established by royal charter in 1836 as a degr ...
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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 ...
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University of Pennsylvania The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn or UPenn) is a Private university, private research university in Philadelphia. It is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and is ranked among the highest- ...
. 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 The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, U of C, or UChi) is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Its main campus is located in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood. The University of Chicago is consistently ranked among the b ...
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.


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 {{England-law-bio-stub