Edgar J. Goodspeed

Edgar J. Goodspeed
BornEdgar Johnson Goodspeed Edit this on Wikidata
23 October 1871 Edit this on Wikidata
Quincy Edit this on Wikidata
Died13 January 1962 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 90)
Los Angeles Edit this on Wikidata
EducationDoctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Divinity Edit this on Wikidata
Alma mater
OccupationTranslator, university teacher, Bible translator, writer, New Testament scholar, papyrologist, orientalist Edit this on Wikidata
Employer
WorksHow to Read the Bible, The Bible: An American Translation Edit this on Wikidata
Awards
  • emeritus (1937)
  • honorary doctor of the Denison University Edit this on Wikidata
Position heldchair (Society of Biblical Literature, 1919–1919), emeritus (University of Chicago, 1937–1962) Edit this on Wikidata

Edgar Johnson Goodspeed (October 23, 1871 – January 13, 1962) was an American theologian and scholar of Greek and the New Testament, and Ernest DeWitt Burton Distinguished Service Professor of the University of Chicago until his retirement.[1][2] He taught for many years at the University of Chicago, whose collection of New Testament manuscripts he enriched by his searches.[3][4] The University's collection is now named in his honor.[4]

  1. ^ Kurian, George Thomas; Lamport, Mark A. (2016). "Goodsped, Edgar Johnson". Encyclopedia of Christianity in the United States. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781442244320.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference EncyclopediaofProtestantism was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Todd M., Hickey; James G., Keenan (2021-12-09). Edgar J. Goodspeed, America's First Papyrologist. Berkeley, California: California Classical Studies. ISBN 9781939926142. LCCN 2021944994.
  4. ^ a b Kent, Allen; Lancour, Harold (1970). "Chicago, University of, Library". Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science: Volume 4 - Calligraphy to Church Libraries. Library and Information Science Encyclopedia. CRC Press. ISBN 9780824720049.

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