Background
Marcus, Ralph was born on August 17, 1900 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Moses and Selma (Neufeld) Marcus.
Marcus, Ralph was born on August 17, 1900 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Moses and Selma (Neufeld) Marcus.
Bachelor of Arts, Columbia, 1919, Master of Arts, 1920, Doctor of Philosophy, 1927. Fellow division school Harvard, 1925-1927.
Semitic languages Columbia, 1927-1943. Instructor, assistant professor Semitic philology Jewish Institute Religion, 1927-1934, professor, 1934-1943. Associate professor Hellenistic culture University of Chicago, 1943-1950. professor, since 1950.
Author: Law in the Apocrypha, 1927.
Josephus, volumes 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, Philosophy Questions on Genesis and Exodus, 1953 (both Loeb Classical Library).
Associate editor Classical Philology, Review of Religion, Jewish Social Studies. Journal Biblical Literature Office: Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago 37.
Married Alice Rubin, April. Children: Daniel Robert, Philip Selmar.