Edward Moor
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Edward Moor was a British soldier and Indologist, known for his book The Hindu Pantheon
, an early treatment in English of Hinduism
as a religion.
He was a soldier for the East India Company
, joining in 1782 as a cadet
. He became a brevet-captain in 1796, having been wounded in 1791 at Dooridroog, a hill fort near Bangalore
, and Gadjnoor (not Doridroog and Gadjmoor, as stated in the Dictionary of National Biography ).
He was made a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1806.
He married Elizabeth Lynn on 10 July 1794. She died on 13 December 1835 and was buried in the churchyard at Great Bealings on 19 December 1835.
He retired to Bealings House, Great Bealings
, Suffolk in 1806. His son, Canon Edward James Moor (1800-1866) was Rector of Great Bealings from 1844 to 1886. While he lived in Great Bealings he experienced what he believed was a ghostly ringing of the servants' bells in the house, and published his experience in the book "Bealings Bells", published in 1841.
He died in at the house of his son-in-law, William Page Wood
, in Westminster on 26 February 1848 and was buried in the churchyard at Great Bealings on 4 March 1848.
The Hindu Pantheon
The Hindu Pantheon was a book written by Edward Moor, an early European scholar of Indian religion. The book was intended as an introduction to Hinduism for an English audience and was the first of its kind...
, an early treatment in English of Hinduism
Hinduism
Hinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as , amongst many other expressions...
as a religion.
He was a soldier for the East India Company
East India Company
The East India Company was an early English joint-stock company that was formed initially for pursuing trade with the East Indies, but that ended up trading mainly with the Indian subcontinent and China...
, joining in 1782 as a cadet
Cadet
A cadet is a trainee to become an officer in the military, often a person who is a junior trainee. The term comes from the term "cadet" for younger sons of a noble family.- Military context :...
. He became a brevet-captain in 1796, having been wounded in 1791 at Dooridroog, a hill fort near Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
, and Gadjnoor (not Doridroog and Gadjmoor, as stated in the Dictionary of National Biography ).
He was made a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1806.
He married Elizabeth Lynn on 10 July 1794. She died on 13 December 1835 and was buried in the churchyard at Great Bealings on 19 December 1835.
He retired to Bealings House, Great Bealings
Great Bealings
Great Bealings is a small village in Suffolk, England. It has about 310 people living in it, in around 120 households. Its nearest towns are Ipswich and Woodbridge . Nearby villages include Little Bealings, Playford, Culpho, Hasketon and Grundisburgh...
, Suffolk in 1806. His son, Canon Edward James Moor (1800-1866) was Rector of Great Bealings from 1844 to 1886. While he lived in Great Bealings he experienced what he believed was a ghostly ringing of the servants' bells in the house, and published his experience in the book "Bealings Bells", published in 1841.
He died in at the house of his son-in-law, William Page Wood
William Wood, 1st Baron Hatherley
William Page Wood, 1st Baron Hatherley PC, QC was a British lawyer and statesman who served as a Liberal Lord Chancellor between 1868 and 1872 in William Ewart Gladstone's first ministry.-Background and education:...
, in Westminster on 26 February 1848 and was buried in the churchyard at Great Bealings on 4 March 1848.
External links
- Dictionary of National Biography
- Moor the Collector from Outlook India