George Foot Moore

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George Foot Moore (October 15, 1851 - May 16, 1931) He graduated from Yale University in 1872, where he was a member of Skull & Bones. 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.

Among his technical writings, two stand out: History of Religions (1914, 1919) and Judaism (two volumes, 1927).