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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... living . When he landed in Hamburg , he was eager to get on to Norway , but , thinking that he might never again have a chance to see that city or Copenhagen , he spent two or three days seeing the sights of these two places . After ...
... living . When he landed in Hamburg , he was eager to get on to Norway , but , thinking that he might never again have a chance to see that city or Copenhagen , he spent two or three days seeing the sights of these two places . After ...
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... living stones without which the visible structure might better sink into ruin . He realized that there was a real danger in the position of the church to which he be- longed . The Synod's confidence in the absolute rightness of its ...
... living stones without which the visible structure might better sink into ruin . He realized that there was a real danger in the position of the church to which he be- longed . The Synod's confidence in the absolute rightness of its ...
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... living in a suitable way than in instilling knowledge into them . Not a few have left college on account of ill health . In many cases the change in their whole mode of living may have been too much for them , and perhaps also they have ...
... living in a suitable way than in instilling knowledge into them . Not a few have left college on account of ill health . In many cases the change in their whole mode of living may have been too much for them , and perhaps also they have ...
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FAMILY AND CHILDHOOD | 1 |
KRISTIANIA DAYS | 17 |
A PIONEER PARSONAGE | 36 |
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