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Rev Adolph Spaeth

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Rev Adolph Spaeth

Birth
Essingen, Ostalbkreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Death
25 Jun 1910 (aged 70)
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Full name: Philipp Friedrich Adolph Theodor Spaeth

German Lutheran pastor who emigrated to America in 1864.
He was a pastor at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from 1864 to 1873, at which time he became a professor at the Lutheran Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, serving there from 1873 to 1910. He served as president of the General Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in North America from 1880 to 1888 and was also the president of the Pennsylvania Ministerium from 1892 to 1895. He was a scholar of liturgy and hymnology, having writen numerous works on the subjects.
Full name: Philipp Friedrich Adolph Theodor Spaeth

German Lutheran pastor who emigrated to America in 1864.
He was a pastor at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from 1864 to 1873, at which time he became a professor at the Lutheran Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, serving there from 1873 to 1910. He served as president of the General Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in North America from 1880 to 1888 and was also the president of the Pennsylvania Ministerium from 1892 to 1895. He was a scholar of liturgy and hymnology, having writen numerous works on the subjects.


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  • Created by: mjbliese
  • Added: Oct 29, 2013
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/119495378/adolph-spaeth: accessed ), memorial page for Rev Adolph Spaeth (29 Oct 1839–25 Jun 1910), Find a Grave Memorial ID 119495378, citing Mount Vernon Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by mjbliese (contributor 48053042).