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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... soon after his arrival , he bought an overcoat for seven dol- lars . We learn , too , that while earlier he had used both the Latin and Gothic script , he adopted the former for general use soon after he came to the university . He was ...
... soon after his arrival , he bought an overcoat for seven dol- lars . We learn , too , that while earlier he had used both the Latin and Gothic script , he adopted the former for general use soon after he came to the university . He was ...
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... soon , it seems , they both became reconciled to the thought that they were to spend their lives in their adopted country , and gradually they grew so attached to their new home that any real desire to leave it vanished . Their accounts ...
... soon , it seems , they both became reconciled to the thought that they were to spend their lives in their adopted country , and gradually they grew so attached to their new home that any real desire to leave it vanished . Their accounts ...
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... soon to move to Koshkonong . His incisive intellect coupled with an almost childlike , naïve simplicity , the warmth of his nature , and his unfailing sense of humor even in the midst of the periods of depression that often over ...
... soon to move to Koshkonong . His incisive intellect coupled with an almost childlike , naïve simplicity , the warmth of his nature , and his unfailing sense of humor even in the midst of the periods of depression that often over ...
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FAMILY AND CHILDHOOD | 1 |
KRISTIANIA DAYS | 17 |
A PIONEER PARSONAGE | 36 |
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