He also taught language and literature courses at Columbia College. degree.2 Moore was uniquely gifted in language, and he devoted most of the next several years to producing a massive two-volume Hebrew Lexicon, A Compendious Lexicon of the Hebrew Language (1809).
He graduated in 1798 “at the head of his class, as his father had, thirty years earlier,” and by 1801, he had earned an M.A. When Moore entered Columbia College, he proved to be a capable student. Moore’s father was also active in the Episcopal Church throughout his life and served as the second bishop of the Diocese of New York.
1 As a graduate of King’s College, Moore’s father worked as its acting president during the first year of the American Revolution and was later appointed to the presidency of Columbia College (now Columbia University). Moore’s father, who tutored his son at home until college, faithfully imparted his interests to his son in both academic life and ministry. Background:Ĭlement Clarke Moore was born in New York City as the only child of Benjamin Moore and Charity Clarke. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip.
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