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Horace L. Friess

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Horace L. Friess
BornMarch 4, 1900
DiedOctober 12, 1975(1975-10-12) (aged 75)
New York City, U.S.
EducationColumbia University
OccupationEthicist
SpouseRuth Adler
RelativesFelix Adler (father-in-law)
Constance Friess Holman (sister)

Horace L. Friess (March 4, 1900 – October 12, 1975) was an American ethicist. He was the Joseph L. Buttenwieser Professor of Human Relations at Columbia University, and a Guggenheim Fellow.

Early life

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Friess was born on March 4, 1900, in New York City.[1][2] He attended Columbia University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in 1918 and a PhD in 1926.[3]

Career

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Friess joined the Department of Philosophy and Religion at his alma mater, Columbia University, as a faculty member in 1919.[1][4] He was a Guggenheim Fellow in 1942.[2] He was the department chair from 1962 to 1964, and the Joseph L. Buttenwieser Professor of Human Relations from 1964 to 1966, when he retired.[1][4]

Friess was the head of the New York Society for Ethical Culture, founded by his father-in-law.[1] He translated from German into English a book by Friedrich Schleiermacher, and he co-authored another book with Herbert Schneider. He edited The Review of Religion for 15 years.[4]

Personal life and death

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Friess married Ruth Adler, the daughter of ethicist Felix Adler.[1] They resided in Manhattan.[4]

Friess died on October 12, 1975, in New York City.[1][2]

Selected works

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  • Friess, Horace L., ed. (1926). Schleiermacher's Soliloquies. Chicago: Open Court Publishing Company. ISBN 9781579108557. OCLC 50447269.
  • Friess, Horace L.; Schneider, Herbert (1932). Religion in Various Cultures. New York: H. Holt and Company. OCLC 2027788.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Dr. Horace L. Friess 75, Dead Led Society for Ethical Culture". The New York Times. October 13, 1975. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Horace L. Friess". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
  3. ^ "Horace L. Friess papers, 1919-1981". Columbia University Libraries. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d "Dr Friess, Ethical Culture leader". Tampa Bay Times. October 14, 1975. p. 27. Retrieved October 15, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.