Prior, Moody E. (Moody Erasmus), 1901-

English professor Moody Erasmus Prior (birth name Papadapolous) was born on September 29, 1901, in Fatsa, Turkey. He studied at Northwestern before becoming a member of the English faculty in 1924. Prior was an active member of the campus community, serving as Department Chair and Director of Graduate Studies and Dean of the Graduate School amongst other appointments. His research interests focused on English drama and he was considered an authority on Shakespeare.

Prior arrived in the United States in 1906, and became an American citizen in 1914. He pursued his undergraduate and part of his graduate studies at Northwestern University where he received his B.S. degree in 1923 and his M.A. in 1924. In 1930 Prior took his doctorate from the University of Chicago.

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