Robert Peel (historian)
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Robert Arthur Peel (May 6, 1909 – January 8, 1992)[1] was a Christian Science historian and writer on religious and ecumenical topics. A Christian Scientist for over 70 years, Peel wrote editorials for the Christian Science Monitor, a publication owned by the Church of Christ, Scientist.[2][3] He was also a counsellor for the church's Committee on Publication,[4] set up by Mary Baker Eddy (1821–1910), the religion's founder, to protect her own and the church's reputation.[5]
Robert Peel | |
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Born | (1909-05-06)May 6, 1909 London, England |
Died | January 8, 1992(1992-01-08) (aged 82) Boston, Massachusetts |
Nationality | British |
Citizenship | American (1940)[1] |
Education | BA, English literature, Harvard University, 1931 MA, English literature, Harvard University, 1940 |
Occupation | Christian Science historian |
Peel is best known for his three-volume biography, Mary Baker Eddy: The Years of Discovery (1966), Mary Baker Eddy: The Years of Trial (1971), and Mary Baker Eddy: The Years of Authority (1977).