Myers, Hiram Earl, 1889-

Hiram Earl Myers (1889-1979) was a clergyman, theologian, and educator. He was ordained as a minister in the N.C. Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South (1918) and was an active member as pastor and theologian. In 1926, Myers joined the Duke University faculty as professor of biblical literature. He served as Chairman of the Department of Religion (1934-1936) and Director of Undergraduate Studies in Religion (1937-1957).

Hiram Earl Myers was a clergyman, theologian, and educator. Born in Anson County, near Wadesboro, N.C., in 1889, Myers attended Trinity College (A.B., 1911), Boston University School of Theology (S.T.B., 1920; S.T.M., 1926), University of Chicago and Chicago Theological Seminary (1936), Harvard Divinity School and the Episcopal Theological Seminary (1941). He received an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from Elon College (1950).

Myers was ordained as a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church, South (1918) and served as pastor of the Trinity Methodist Church in Manchester, N.H. while attending Boston University. He also served at N.C. churches located in Graham, Salisbury, Elizabeth City, and Durham.

Myers joined the Duke University faculty in 1926 as professor of biblical literature. He served as Chairman of the Department of Religion (1934-1936) and as Director of Undergraduate Studies in Religion (1937-1957). Myers stayed at Duke until his retirement in 1958.

Myers was involved in a number of professional, civic, church, and honorary organizations including the National Association of Biblical Instructors, the American Association of University Professors, and Phi Beta Kappa.

Myers married Rose Mae Warren in 1926. They had one daughter, Martha Rose.