William Fiddian Moulton
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Rev. William Moulton was born on the 14 March 1835 [1] and died on the 5 February 1898.
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[edit] Biography
William's father, James Moulton, was a Wesleyan minister and he had at least three other brothers, and probably two sisters. Like his father & grandfather, William became a Weslyan minister and in 1875 he became the headmaster of the The Leys School, Cambridge. He remained the headmaster for the rest of his life and one of the school's houses is named after him. He wrote several books throughout his life, including a concordance of the Greek New Testament which is still used as a reference today, and a few titles with his son James. He sat on various interdenominational committees regarding translations of the New Testament.
On a stormy afternoon in 1898 he was on his way to visit a sick parishioner when he suffered a heart attack in the grounds of the school. A gardener found him and bought him back to his house, where he died soon after.
In his biography, his son James noted that "So genuine was his sense of unworthiness that praise to him became a positive pain. He would walk out of the room rather than hear a laudatory passage about himself".
[edit] Selected Writings
- Concordance to the Greek Testament, with Alfred Shenington Geden, Harold Keeling Moulton (ISBN Ref: 0567085716 / 0-567-08571-6)
- WILLIAM F. MOULTON a memoir, Written by his two sons, William Fiddian Moulton and James Hope Moulton [2]
- The Papers of Oscar Browning, Written with his son, James Hope Moulton [3]
- The Story of the Manchester Mission
- The Old World and the New Faith, Notes Upon the Historical Narrative Contained in the Acts of the Apostles
[edit] Academic Positions Held
- First Headmaster of The Leys School, Cambridge 1875 - 1898
[edit] See also
- John Fletcher Moulton, brother
- Richard Green Moulton, brother
- James Egan Moulton, brother
- James Hope Moulton, son
[edit] References
- JOHN WESLEY'S SCHOOL AT KINGSWOOD, By John Telford [4]
