Moody, William Vaughn (1869-1910)

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Jane Addams to William Vaughan Moody, February 9, 1901

William Vaughn Moody to Jane Addams, February 12, 1901

Jane Addams to Charles E. Rice, April 5, 1912

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Birth Date

1869-07-08

Death Date

1910-10-17

Birthplace

Spencer, IN

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An accomplished playwright and poet, Moody entered Chicago life when he started teaching at the University of Chicago. He was an assistant professor of English and rhetoric from 1901-1907, and best known for "The Masque of Judgement," and "The Faith Healer."

Moody married Harriet C. Brainford, an educator at the Hyde Park school, in 1908. He died of a brain tumor in 1910 at 41.