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C. L. August Wolter Notebook

 Item
Identifier: Collection ID-0878

Scope and Contents

The collection contains a volme of class notes on history and theology. It bears Wolter's signature and the date of 1842. It is likely that he used this volume in his teaching days in Fort Wayne.

Dates

  • Creation: 1842

Biographical / Historical

C. L. August Wolter was born in Hamburg on 29 August 1818. He was sent to America in 1846 with C. J. H. Fick and A. G. G. Francke by J. K. Wilhelm Löhe shortly after the founding of the practical seminary at Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was a professor in the school there for three years before he died of cholera on 31 August 1849. He was noted for his humility, clarity of thought, friendliness and zeal for confessional Lutheranism. [Information from Christian Cyclopedia online]

Extent

1 Folders

Language of Materials

Latin

German

Physical Location

3.25.1.4

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by H. G. Bredemeier, September 1977. The volume had previously been in the library of Concordia College, Fort Wayne.

Title
C. L. August Wolter Notebook
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Concordia Historical Institute Repository

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