Rev. William Oscar Emil Oesterley (
Calcutta 1866–1950) was a
Church of England theologian, and professor of Hebrew and Old Testament at
King's College, London, from 1926.[1] His many books span a wide range of topics from Bible commentary and Christian doctrine, Judaism and ancient Israel to more general subjects such as
Sacred Dance.
His father Emil was representative of the London-based German firm Ernsthausen and Oesterley in Calcutta, and from 1860 British Consul.[2]
Introduction to the Books of the Old Testament (1934)
With G. H. Box:
The Sayings of the Jewish Fathers (Pirke Aboth) (Translation and Commentary) (1919)
A Short Survey of the Literature of Rabbinical and Mediaeval Judaism (1920)
References
^biography in Who was who: a companion to Who's who : containing the biographies of those who died during the period Vol 4: 1941 – 1950 1967 p862
^Bulletins and other state intelligence compiled and arranged from ...: Part 1 – Page 756 1860 The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Emil Oesterley, as Consul at Calcutta
^"University intelligence". The Times. No. 36775. London. 23 May 1902. p. 4.
^biography in Elgin Sylvester Moyer Who was who in church history 1968 p313