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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... became ill and had to take a long rest from his university work . Thus he came to spend the next six months at Raade act- ing as tutor to his younger cousins . During this enforced break in his university career , he not only regained ...
... became ill and had to take a long rest from his university work . Thus he came to spend the next six months at Raade act- ing as tutor to his younger cousins . During this enforced break in his university career , he not only regained ...
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... became of even less consequence to him than it had been in his younger days , his outlook was often strikingly detached . An example of the directness with which he went to the root of matters is found in a letter of 1911 to the church ...
... became of even less consequence to him than it had been in his younger days , his outlook was often strikingly detached . An example of the directness with which he went to the root of matters is found in a letter of 1911 to the church ...
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... became active in war relief work and in the organization of the National Lutheran Council , of which he was the president from 1920 until his death in 1923. A few weeks after Lauritz moved east , his older brother Nikolai left for the ...
... became active in war relief work and in the organization of the National Lutheran Council , of which he was the president from 1920 until his death in 1923. A few weeks after Lauritz moved east , his older brother Nikolai left for the ...
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FAMILY AND CHILDHOOD | 1 |
KRISTIANIA DAYS | 17 |
A PIONEER PARSONAGE | 36 |
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