Background
Lane, Elbert Clarence was born on July 19, 1870 in Jackson, Michigan, United States. Son of Joshua Smith and Myra A. (Knight) Lane.
Lane, Elbert Clarence was born on July 19, 1870 in Jackson, Michigan, United States. Son of Joshua Smith and Myra A. (Knight) Lane.
Bachelor of Science, Adrian (Michigan) College, 1893, A. B., 1894, Doctor of Divinity, 1926. Postgraduate University of Michigan, 1894-1895, University of Chicago, 1922-1923, University of Berlin, 1923. Bachelor of Divinity, Hartford (Connecticut) Theological Seminary, 1912.
Instructor in Latin. Adrian College, 1893-1894. Principal high school, Riverside, Illinois, 1895-1896. Pastor Methodist protestant churches, Springdale, Pennsylvania, 1897-1899, Amity, 1899-1903, Pittsburgh, 1903-1905, New Brighton, 1905-1909, Community Church, Wilson, Connecticut, 1909-1921.
Instructor in Hebrew and Greek, Hartford Theological Seminary, 1912-1921, associate professor, 1921-1926, professor, 1926-1939, professor emeritus, since 1939, acting dean, 1938.
Honorary lecturer American School Oriental Research, Jerusalem, 1935. Lecturer in New Testament, Hartford School Religious Education, 1943-1944.
Lecturer Near East School Theology, Beirut, Syria. Trustee Adrian College, 1922-1931.
Member Society Biblical Literature and Exegesis, National Association Biblical Instructors, Archaeological Society, Foreign Policy Association, Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Club: Connecticut Congregational.
Married Ida Jane Haley, August 8, 1894.