Dr. Waterman Dies

Dr. Leroy Waterman, onééf the foremost Biblical scholars in the world, died this morning at his Ann Arbor home, 835 Vinewood. He was 96. Dr. Waterman was born July 4, 1875, at Pierpont, Ohio. He received his B.A. degree from Hillsdale Divinity School in 1898, and his B.D. degree from Hillsdale in 1900. He spent two years at the University of Oxford, England, and returned to Hillsd a 1 e in 1902 as professor of Hebrew language and literature. He also studied at the University of Berlin for one year and received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1912. Dr. Waterman came to the U-M in 1915 as professor of semitics and head of the department of semitics. The I department title was later I changed to that of Oriental Languages and Literatures. Prof. Waterman served as chairman until 1945. He was later given emeritus status by the U-M. In 1906 he married the former Miss Mablle Walrath, Iwho died on May 7, 1966. I Dr. Waterman is one of 31 I scholars who worked f o r 14 lyears to revise the American [standard Versión of the Bible. He also led archeolögical lexpeditions to Seleucia, Iraq, and Sepphris, four miles f rom I Nazareth in Israel. He was the author of numerous scholarly articles and wrote five books concerning the role of Christianity in the present world of crisis. Dr. Waterman was also the member of numerous professions and learned societies, among them the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Oriental Society, the National Association of Biblical Instructors, and he served as annual president of the society of Biblical Literature and Exegesis in 1946. His particular interest was in the Old Testament, with emphasis on the higher prophetic religión and its extensión into the New Testament. He was a member of the First Baptist C h u r c h and taught classes there until last year. Survivors include h i s daughter, Mrs. Dorthea Ragland, of Ann Arbor, two grandchildren and six greatgrandchildren. Memorial services will be held Saturday at 3 p.m. from. the First Baptist Church.