Frederick Hermann Knubel
BornMay 22, 1870
DiedOctober 16, 1945
NationalityU.S.
Known forfirst president of the United Lutheran Church in America

Frederick Hermann Knubel (May 22, 1870 โ€“ October 16, 1945) was a U.S. Lutheran clergyman and first president of the United Lutheran Church in America from 1918 to October 1944.

Knubel was born in New York City to Friedrich (Frederick) C. Knubel (1827-1908), a German-born grocer who had immigrated in 1855, and his wife, Katherine.

He was educated in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and at the Theologisches Seminar and University of Leipzig.

He was a pastor in New York from 1896 to 1918.

On July 2, 1924, he offered the invocation at the opening of the twelfth session of the 1924 Democratic National Convention.[1] His daughter Helen Knubel was a longtime archivist for the National Lutheran Council.[2]

Works

  • Our church; an official study book (1924)
  • Church unity; a commentary on the Epistle to the Ephesians (1937)

References

  1. โ†‘ Official Report of the Proceedings of the Democratic National Convention, published by the Democratic National Committee (1924), pp. 538-39
  2. โ†‘ Daniels, Lee A. (1992-07-25). "Helen Knubel, 91; Organized Archives Of Lutheran Church". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-07-17.


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