Edward Moor facts for kids
Edward Moor (1771–1848) was a British soldier and expert on India. He is famous for his book The Hindu Pantheon. This was one of the first books in English to explain the religion of Hinduism.
Life of Edward Moor
Edward Moor joined the East India Company as a young soldier in 1782. The East India Company was a powerful British trading company that also ruled parts of India. He became a captain in 1796. Before that, in 1791, he was hurt in battles at Dooridroog and Gadjnoor, which were hill forts near Bangalore.
In 1806, Edward Moor became a Fellow of the Royal Society. This is a group of very important scientists and thinkers.
He married Elizabeth Lynn on July 10, 1794. Elizabeth passed away on December 13, 1835. She was buried in the churchyard at Great Bealings.
Edward Moor retired in 1806. He moved to Bealings House in Great Bealings, Suffolk, England. His son, Edward James Moor, later became a church leader in Great Bealings.
Edward Moor died on February 26, 1848, in Westminster. He was buried next to his wife in the churchyard at Great Bealings.
The Mystery of Bealings Bells
While living in Great Bealings, Major Moor experienced something strange. He believed the servants' bells in his house were ringing by themselves. This mysterious ringing started on February 2, 1834. It was said to have continued for 53 days. He wrote about these events in his book, Bealings Bells, published in 1841.
Some writers who study strange events thought the bell ringing was caused by a poltergeist. A poltergeist is believed to be a ghost that makes noises or moves objects.
However, others looked closely at the case. They thought that Edward Moor might have been tricked by one of his servants. It could have been a practical joke. Some even suggested that Moor himself might have been playing a trick on everyone. Author Daniel Cohen wrote that Moor's book "may have been conceived as a gentle satire" on investigations of other odd events. This means the book might have been a clever joke about how people investigate strange happenings.
