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| Born | Edgar Johnson Goodspeed  23 October 1871 Quincy |
| Died | 13 January 1962 (aged 90) Los Angeles |
| Education | Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Divinity |
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| Occupation | Translator, university teacher, Bible translator, writer, New Testament scholar, papyrologist, orientalist |
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| Works | How to Read the Bible, The Bible: An American Translation |
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| Position held | chair (Society of Biblical Literature, 1919–1919), emeritus (University of Chicago, 1937–1962) |
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]
- ^ Kurian, George Thomas; Lamport, Mark A. (2016). "Goodsped, Edgar Johnson". Encyclopedia of Christianity in the United States. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781442244320.
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- ^ 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.