J. Frederic McCurdy
Encyclopedia
James Frederic McCurdy was Professor of Oriental Languages, University College, Toronto, Canada. He studied at the University of New Brunswick
, then at the University of Gottingen and University of Leipzig
, then Princeton Theological Seminary
under William Henry Green
. His main area of study was the origins of ancient Hebrew and linguistic archeology. He was one of the scholars who held to the view that the ancient Israelites already had an advanced literary culture at the time of the migration from Canaan to Egypt.
Articles
University of New Brunswick
The University of New Brunswick is a Canadian university located in the province of New Brunswick. UNB is the oldest English language university in Canada and among the first public universities in North America. The university has two main campuses: the original campus founded in 1785 in...
, then at the University of Gottingen and University of Leipzig
University of Leipzig
The University of Leipzig , located in Leipzig in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, is one of the oldest universities in the world and the second-oldest university in Germany...
, then Princeton Theological Seminary
Princeton Theological Seminary
Princeton Theological Seminary is a theological seminary of the Presbyterian Church located in the Borough of Princeton, New Jersey in the United States...
under William Henry Green
William Henry Green
William Henry Green , American Hebrew scholar, was born in Groveville, near Bordentown, New Jersey.-Biography:...
. His main area of study was the origins of ancient Hebrew and linguistic archeology. He was one of the scholars who held to the view that the ancient Israelites already had an advanced literary culture at the time of the migration from Canaan to Egypt.
Works
- Aryo-Semitic speech: a study in linguistic archaeology 1881
- History, Prophecy and the Monuments of Israel and the Nations 1914
Articles
- contributions to the Jewish EncyclopediaJewish EncyclopediaThe Jewish Encyclopedia is an encyclopedia originally published in New York between 1901 and 1906 by Funk and Wagnalls. It contained over 15,000 articles in 12 volumes on the history and then-current state of Judaism and the Jews as of 1901...
1912. - Celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the appointment of Professor William Henry GreenWilliam Henry GreenWilliam Henry Green , American Hebrew scholar, was born in Groveville, near Bordentown, New Jersey.-Biography:...
as an instructor in Princeton Theological Seminary: Essay Dr Green's contribution to semitic scholarship