Background
Tanner, Eugene Simpson was born on January 13, 1907 in Union Star, Missouri, United States. Son of John Bradley and Harriet Louise (Simpson) Tanner.
Tanner, Eugene Simpson was born on January 13, 1907 in Union Star, Missouri, United States. Son of John Bradley and Harriet Louise (Simpson) Tanner.
Bachelor of Arts, Midland College, Fremont, Nebraska, 1929. Master of Arts, University of Chicago, 1931, Doctor of Philosophy, 1934. Bachelor of Divinity, McCormick Theological Seminary, Chicago, 1932, New Testament fellow 1932-1933.
Student Union Theological Seminary, summer 1940, Columbia, summer 1940.
Student University of Edinburgh, 1957-1958.
Instructor in religion Wesley College, North Dakota, 1934-1937. Assistant professor religion University of Tulsa, 1937-1939, associate professor, 1939-1943, professor, 1943-1953. Professor of religion and head of department of religion College of Wooster (Ohio) 1953-1967, professor religion, 1967-1970.
Ordained to ministry of Presbyterian Church, 1932.
Member Society Biblical Literature and Exegesis. National Association Biblical Instructors, American Association University professors, American Oriental Society, Archaeological Institute of America, American Schools of Oriental Research.
Married to Ada Charlotte Thomas, June 20, 1935. Children: Joan Elizabeth, Jane Ellen, John Edward, Julia Eleanor.