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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... less and less time to study anything beyond what he needed in his daily work . Even in these early years he complained in his letters home that he found very little leisure for study , but added , " Of course I don't mean that when I am ...
... less and less time to study anything beyond what he needed in his daily work . Even in these early years he complained in his letters home that he found very little leisure for study , but added , " Of course I don't mean that when I am ...
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... less or- thodox Norwegian Lutherans , the Synod had grown in unity and strength through its very insistence upon purity of doc- trine . In the second article , he admonished his church not to rest upon the achievements of the past or to ...
... less or- thodox Norwegian Lutherans , the Synod had grown in unity and strength through its very insistence upon purity of doc- trine . In the second article , he admonished his church not to rest upon the achievements of the past or to ...
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... less , it was difficult to recapture the spirit of the old days and to return completely to the old ways . The character of the student body was , moreover , gradually changing . More students were entering in the upper classes , coming ...
... less , it was difficult to recapture the spirit of the old days and to return completely to the old ways . The character of the student body was , moreover , gradually changing . More students were entering in the upper classes , coming ...
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FAMILY AND CHILDHOOD | 1 |
KRISTIANIA DAYS | 17 |
A PIONEER PARSONAGE | 36 |
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