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| Format | Book Whole |
|---|---|
| Author, Monographic | Wyneken, Henry C., 1844-1899 |
| Title, Monographic | Adolf Fr. Chr. Biewend, weiland Professor am Concordia-Seminar und Director des Gymnasiums zu St. Louis, Mo. Ein Lebensbild |
| Place of Publication | St. Louis, Mo. |
| Publisher | Concordia Publishing House |
| Date of Publication | 1896 |
| Extent of Work | v, 87 pages : portrait ; 20 cm |
| OCLC | 04545543 |
| Abstract | Adolf Friedrich Theodor was born May 6, 1816 in Rothehütte, Hannover. Education in Clausthal 1828–35 and U. of Göttingen 1835–38. Tutor Grünenplan, Braunschweig, 1838–42. Encouraged by F. K. D. Wyneken to go to America. Ordained May 10, 1843, Hannover. Pastor Washington, D. C., 1843–47. Joined Pennsylvania Synod. Resigned pastorate because cong. was not purely Lutheran. Taught at Columbian College, Washington, D. C., 1847–49; prof. Ft. Wayne Seminary as successor of C. L. A. Wolter 1849–50; prof. Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, 1850–58. Promoted the study and use of English language and an English academy in St. Louis. Advocated closer relations with other Lutheran churches, especially the Norwegian and Tennessee Synods. |
| Notes | Vorwort written by C. J. Otto Hauser, st. Louis, Ostern 1896. |
| MKI Annotation | Rev. Henry Christian Wyneken was born December 15, 1844, in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He died June 21, 1899, in Springfield, Illinois. |
| Donated by | Mrs. Johnson and Rev. C. A. Gaertner, 1985. |
| Call Number | PIA MO |
| MKI Terms | German Americans -- Biographies/ Missouri/ Biewend, Adolf Friedrich Theodor, 1816-1858 |