# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/edgar-j-goodspeed
# Generated: 2026-08-14T03:43:01.989Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/edgar-j-goodspeed"
name: "Edgar J. Goodspeed"
slug: "edgar-j-goodspeed"
description: "Edgar Johnson Goodspeed was an American theologian and scholar of Greek and the New Testament, and Ernest DeWitt Burton Distinguished Service Professor of the University of Chicago until his retirement. He taught for many years at the University of Chicago, whose collection of New Testament manuscripts he enriched by his searches. The University's collection is now named in his honor."
tagline: "American theologian and scholar of Greek and the New Testament (1871-1962)"
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birthDate: "1871-10-23"
deathDate: "1962-01-13"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump