HOME / ABOUT / MISSION AND HISTORY / LIBRARIANS /

Owen Hamilton Gates

Owen Thomas Gates served Andover-Harvard Theological Library and one of its predecessor libraries for more than three decades.

Owen Hamilton Gates
Owen Hamilton Gates

  • b. Tinmouth, Vermont, Oct. 18, 1862
  • AB, Dartmouth College, 1883
  • PhD, Dartmouth College, 1887
  • Graduated, Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1889
  • Fellow, University of Berlin, Germany, 1889-1891
  • Ordained, St. Johnsbury, Vermont, Sept. 1, 1891
  • Instructor in Hebrew, Union Theological Seminary, 1891-1892
  • Professor of Old Testament Language and Literature, Oberlin Seminary, Ohio, 1892-1899
  • Instructor in Sacred Literature, Andover Seminary, 1902-1908
  • Assistant Librarian, Andover Seminary, 1903-1905
  • Librarian, Andover Seminary, 1905-1911
  • Librarian, Andover-Harvard Theological Library, 1911-1936
  • d. Jan. 18, 1940