Wittenberg Magazine P.O. Box 720 Springfield, Ohio 45501-0720
Phone: (937) 327-6141 Fax: (937) 327-6112
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Robert O. Moore ’37 died Feb. 22, 2001. He was 85. A professor of Spanish and French, Moore joined the Wittenberg faculty in 1953 as an associate professor and was later promoted to full professor in 1960. He also served as chair of the Department of Languages. A scholar whose knowledge and expertise was sought by many, Moore was a member of the Modern Language Association, the American Association of Teachers of French and the American Association of Teachers in German. He also served as a language consultant to the National Association of Standard Medical Vocabulary. Prior to teaching at his alma mater, Moore, who earned his M.A. in French history and literature from the University of Bordeaux, France, and his Ph.D. in French and Spanish from Johns Hopkins, taught Italian and French at Wilson College, Chambersburg, Penn., and later headed the Departmentof Romance Languages at Thiel College, Greenville, Penn. His career was interrupted by World War II when he headed the French Division in the Intelligence Department of the Office of Strategic Services. In this position, Moore directed liaison communications between the United States government and the Free French. He also handled
enemy message traffic between
Vichy and the Colonies.
Called a faithful friend
and an excellent linguistics
scholar, Moore taught at
Wittenberg for 25 years. Wittenberg Magazine P.O. Box 720 Springfield, Ohio 45501-0720 Phone: (937) 327-6141 Fax: (937) 327-6112 |
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