Laur. Larsen: Pioneer College PresidentNorwegian-American historical association, 1936 - 358 pagina's Peter Laurentius Larsen (1833-1915) was in Kristiansand, Norway. His parents were Herman Larsen and Elen Else Marie Oftedahl. He married his first wife, Karen Randine Neuberg (1831-1871) in 1855. They had three children. They immigrated to America in 1857. He became the pastor of Rush River, Wisconsin from 1857 to 1859. October 14, 1861, marks the beginning of Laur. Larsen's official Presidency of Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. He married Ingeborg Astrup (1846-1923) in 1872. They had ten children. He died in Decorah, Iowa. |
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... German college and at the same time receive training in their mother tongue under the direct supervision of a man of their own people . The clergy were almost unanimously in favor of this plan , but there was considerable opposition ...
... German college and at the same time receive training in their mother tongue under the direct supervision of a man of their own people . The clergy were almost unanimously in favor of this plan , but there was considerable opposition ...
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... German language . As his colleagues wanted to get into close relationship with their Norwegian brethren , he undertook to teach them Norwegian . It was no doubt to facilitate this work that he wrote out in German a brief but carefully ...
... German language . As his colleagues wanted to get into close relationship with their Norwegian brethren , he undertook to teach them Norwegian . It was no doubt to facilitate this work that he wrote out in German a brief but carefully ...
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... German , as well as their mother tongue and the language of their adopted country . Yet I have searched in vain in the intimate letters exchanged between Larsen and his friends for any suggestion that they looked upon the boys from ...
... German , as well as their mother tongue and the language of their adopted country . Yet I have searched in vain in the intimate letters exchanged between Larsen and his friends for any suggestion that they looked upon the boys from ...
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FAMILY AND CHILDHOOD | 1 |
KRISTIANIA DAYS | 17 |
A PIONEER PARSONAGE | 36 |
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