Background
Wailes, George Handy was born on August 22, 1866 in Salisbury, Maryland, United States. Son of Ebenezer Leonard and Annie (Todd) Wailes.
Wailes, George Handy was born on August 22, 1866 in Salisbury, Maryland, United States. Son of Ebenezer Leonard and Annie (Todd) Wailes.
Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, Princeton, 1894, Master of Arts, 1896. Graduate Princeton Theological Seminary, 1897. Doctor of Divinity, Ursinus College, 1913.
Ordained Presbyterian ministry, 1897. Pastor Scots Church, Philadelphia, 1897-1908. Professor English Bible and Greek language, Ursinus College, 1908-1919.
Professor exegetical theology, Reformed Episcopal Theological Seminary, since 1919.
Professor biblical languages and English Bible, Temple University, 1926-1949. Visiting professor of Hebrew, Princeton Theological Seminary, 1928-1937.
Member Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Lucretia Mott Franklin, October 8, 1902 (died August 8, 1918).