Montrose Jonas Moses
Montrose Jonas Moses | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 2, 1878 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | March 29, 1934 (aged 55) New York City, U.S. |
| Alma mater | City College of New York |
| Occupations | Writer, editor, drama critic |
| Spouse(s) | Dorothy Herne Leah Agnes Houghtaling |
| Children | Montrose James Moses |
Montrose Jonas Moses (September 2, 1878 – March 29, 1934) was an American writer, born in New York, where he graduated from the City College in 1899.
In the main, his compositions were directed towards children's literature; however, he composed some books for adults, as well. Between 1900 and 1921 he was connected editorially with, or was a contributor to, various periodicals: the Literary Digest, the Reader, the Independent, the Book News Monthly, and Hearst's International. Besides editing the Green Room Book and the Anglo-American Dramatic Register and making some translations from the French, he wrote: Famous Actor Families in America (1906); Children's Books and Reading (1907); Henrik Ibsen (1908); The Literature of the South (1909); The American Dramatist (1911); Maurice Maeterlinck: A Study (1911). He edited Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856–1911 (1920). In 1933, he was appointed a professor of books at the Barnard School for Boys in New York.[1]
Moses was a friend of Harry Houdini.[2]
Moses married Dorothy Herne, a daughter of playwright James A. Herne, in 1911. After Dorothy's death in 1921, Moses married Leah Agnes Houghtaling in 1923.[1][3]
Moses and his first wife, Dorothy Herne, had a son, Montrose James Moses (1919–2011), who became a professor of anatomy and cell biology at Duke University Medical Center.[1][3]
Moses died of a cerebral hemorrhage at his home in New York City on March 29, 1934, after suffering two strokes.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Montrose J. Moses, Noted Writer, Dies". The New York Times. March 30, 1934. p. 21. Retrieved July 16, 2026.
- ↑ "Knoxville Tennessee". Antiques Roadshow. 2014. Archived from the original on October 21, 2014. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
- 1 2 "Montrose Moses Papers, 1962–1987". Duke University Medical Center Archives. Duke University. Retrieved July 16, 2026.
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