Hume, Robert Ernest (Dr. ) ^5,117

  General Notes:

Ordained Congregational Minister 1905. Went to India as missionary with American Board of Congregational Foreign Missions 1907. Served as Professor of History of Religions, Union Theological Seminary 1914-1943. Emeritus 1943. While in India served as Lecturer at Bombay University, University of the Punjab, Hindu University at Benares, Moslem University at Aligarh, and Vishwas Bharati (Greater India) University, Bolpur. In 1923, lectured at College of His Highness the Maharajah of Baroda. Spent 1938 at the Indian Institute, Oxford University.
MEMBER -- America Oriental Society, American Theological Society (pres 1939), American Association of the Advancement of Science, Phi Beta Kappa.
AUTHOR -- The Worlds Living Religions, 1924, 32nd edition 1946; Treasure House of the Living Religions, 1932, 2nd ed 1933.
TRANSLATOR -- From Sanskrit -- The Thirteen Principal Upanishads, with an Outline of the Philosophy of the Upanishads, 1921 still in print from Oxford UP

His book The World's Living Religions, the only religious book beside the Bible to be placed in the "time capsule" (50 feet below ground) New York World's Fair 1939; to be opened in 6939.

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Obituary:
The Times, London, Tuesday, Jan 06, 1948; pg. 6; Issue 50961; col E ⁵

  Noted events in his life were:

• Graduation: Univ. Of Gottingen, Germany.

• Graduation: Univ. Of Gottingen, Germany.

• Occupation: Lecturer: Bombay University; Bombay, India.

• Occupation: Lecturer: Bombay University; Bombay, India.

• Occupation: Lecturer: Univ. Of The Punjab; Hindu University At Benares, Moslem Universit At Aligarh, India.

• Occupation: Lecturer: Univ. Of The Punjab; Hindu University At Benares, Moslem Universit At Aligarh, India.

• Occupation: Lecturer: Vishwas Bharati (Greater India) University; Bolpur, India.

• Occupation: Lecturer: Vishwas Bharati (Greater India) University; Bolpur, India.

• Religion: Congregational.

• Religion: Congregational.

• Degree: BA, 1898, Yale University; New Haven, CT.

• Degree: MA, 1900, Yale University; New Haven, CT.

• Degree: PhD, 1901, Yale University; New Haven, CT.

• Degree: B.D, 1904, Union Theological Seminary; New York City, NY.

• Ordination, 1905.

• Sailed: as Missionary with ABCFM, 1907, India.

• Arr: on mission field, 17 Sep 1907.

• Occupation: Professor of History of Religions, Between 1914 and 1943, Union Theological Seminary; New York City, NY.

• Occupation: Translator from Sanskrit of "The Thirteen Principal Upanishads with an Outline of the Philosophy of, 1921.

• Occupation: Lecturer, 1923, College Of His Highness The Maharajah Of Baroda.

• Occupation: Author: "The Worlds Living Religions, 1924.

• Degree: D. Theol, 1932, Strassburg, PA.

• Occupation: Author of "Treasure House of the Living Religions," 1932.

• Occupation, 1938, Indian Institute, Oxford University.

• Obituary, 6 Jan 1948. London:
The Times, Tuesday, Jan 06, 1948; pg. 6; Issue 50961; col E
Dr. R. E. Hume
Category: Obituaries

Robert married Laura Caswell, daughter of Thomas William Caswell and Unknown, on 15 Mar 1907.⁵ (Laura Caswell was born on 2 Oct 1878 in Milltown, NB, Canada ⁵.)

  Marriage Notes:

Reference Number:1747 ⁵