Max Hunter Harrison
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Max Hunter Harrison (24 December 1893[3] – 1986[2]) was the Principal[4] of the United Theological College (Bangalore), the only autonomous College under the nation's first University, the Senate of Serampore College (University).
- Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois (1911-1913)
- Andover Newton Theological School, Newton, Massachusetts (1913-1917)
- Harvard Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts (1916-1917)
- Union Theological Seminary (New York City) (1926-1928)
The Reverend Max Hunter Harrison, ABCFM Old Testament Exegete | |
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| Born | 24 December 1893 |
| Died | 20 February 1985 (aged 91)[1] |
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| Years active | 1918–1985 (67 years) |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Ordained | 21 June 1918, West Newbury |
Offices held | Principal, United Theological College, Bengaluru[2] (1937-1954) |
| Title | The Reverend Doctor |
Studies
Harrison graduated from Knox College with a major in Mathematics and Greek. He then enrolled for a spiritual course at the Andover Newton Theological School, Newton where he earned a Bachelor of Sacred Theology degree.[5] He later studied at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and the Harvard Divinity School.[6] His dissertation was later published with the title, Hindu Monism and Pluralism as Found in the Upanishads and in the Philosophies Dependent Upon Them.[7]
Principalship
In 1937, Harrison was appointed as the Principal of the Seminary[4] and served until 1954[8] when J. R. Chandran took over.
K. M. Hiwale, a past Registrar of the college records that Harrison taught at the college during two periods,[2] 1931-1958 and again from 1963 to 1965.