Carlisle Moore ’33 *40

Carl died Feb. 1, 1998, as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was a specialist in Victorian and modern literature at the U. of Oregon, where he taught for 31 years, retiring as professor, emeritus, of English in 1977.

Carl received BA, MA, and PhD degrees from Princeton, following which he taught at Cornell and Eastern Michigan Universities. He served in the Mediterranean and Pacific theaters in the Naval Reserve from 1942-46.

In 1942 he married Barbara Kirby, who died in 1996. He and his wife endowed the Barbara and Carlisle Moore Distinguished Professorship in English at the U. of Oregon in 1983. In addition to this benefaction, they gave their home to the university.

Although very much involved in academic activities, Carl enjoyed classical music, writing, poetry, reading, playing bridge, photography, and travel. He was a member of the Round Table.

He is survived by a son, Stephen, two daughters, Barbara and Ann Maxwell, and three grandchildren.

The Class of 1933