Background
Purdy, Alexander Converse was born on May 6, 1890 in West Laurens, New York, United States. Son of Ellison Reynolds and Amelia Frances (Converse) Purdy.
Purdy, Alexander Converse was born on May 6, 1890 in West Laurens, New York, United States. Son of Ellison Reynolds and Amelia Frances (Converse) Purdy.
Bachelor of Arts, Penn College, Oskaloosa, Iowa, 1910. Bachelor of Divinity, Hartford Theological Seminary, 1913, Doctor of Philosophy, 1916. Studied University Marburg, Germany, Harvard.
Doctor of Laws, Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana, 1958, Swarthmore College, 1964. Honorary Doctor of Divinity, Penn College, Oskaloosa, Iowa, 1960.
Professor Biblical literature and church history Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana, 1916-1923. Hosmer professor New Testament, Hartford Theological Seminary, 1923-1960, Hosmer professor emeritus, 1960-1976, dean Hartford Theological Seminary, 1954, 60, dean emeritus, 1960-1976, acting president, 1944-1945. Acting chaplain Stanford University, 1939.
Acting director Pendle Hill (on leave), 1940. Visiting professor Earlham College, 1960-1976. Chairman of Friends.
Member Society Biblical Literature and Exegesis.
Married Jeannette Hadley, May 15, 1914. Children: Adalyn Frances (Mistress Edmund Jones), Thomas Ellison, Donald Alexander.