FELIX ADLER
\fˈiːlɪks ˈadlə], \fˈiːlɪks ˈadlə], \f_ˈiː_l_ɪ_k_s ˈa_d_l_ə]\
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An American lecturer and scholar; born at Alzey, Germany, 1851. The son of an eminent Jewish rabbi, he emigrated when young to the United States, where and at Berlin and Heidelberg he was educated. After being for some time professor at Cornell University, he founded in New York (1876) the Society of Ethical Culture, of which he is lecturer. Similar societies have been established elsewhere in the United States and in other countries. He is also an effective writer and speaker. He has published: "Creed and Deed" (1878); "The Moral Instruction of Children" (1892); "Religion of Duty"; and "Essentials of Spirituality" (1905).
By Charles Dudley Warner
