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Dr. Albert Burton Moore
Albert Burton Moore (November 22, 1887 - April 19, 1967) was a Professor of History at the University of Alabama.
Born in Belk, Fayette County, Alabama to James David and Sarah Frances (Estes) Moo...view moreAlbert Burton Moore (November 22, 1887 - April 19, 1967) was a Professor of History at the University of Alabama.
Born in Belk, Fayette County, Alabama to James David and Sarah Frances (Estes) Moore, he graduated from the Alabama Polytechnic Institute with his Bachelor of Science degree in 1911 and his Master of Science in 1912. He gained his Master of Arts from the University of Chicago in 1915 and received his Ph.D., magna cum laude, in 1921. He also received a Doctor of Laws from the University of Alabama in 1942. He married Ruby Mason Myrick on February 21, 1918 and together the couple had two children, Jean and Joseph.
He taught history at Alabama Polytechnic Institute from 1911-1914 and was a fellow in history at the University of Chicago from 1915-1919. He was assistant professor of history at Iowa State University from 1919-1923, and then taught at the University of Alabama from 1923-1958, where he became professor of history and dean of Graduate School in 1923 and 1925, respectively.
He became president of the Southern Historical Association in 1942 and was also the executive director of the Alabama Civil War Centennial Committee.
His published works include History of Alabama (1934), History of Alabama and Her People (1927), Prologue to the Great American Tragedy (1964), A Brief Story of Women’s Role in the Confederacy (1964) and A New Nation, A War, A Young Hero, and A Surrender (1965).
Dr. Moore died in 1967 at the age of 79.view less