People

• Christian Keyser Preus
  Christian Keyser Preus
  Christian Keyser Preus was an American Lutheran Minister who served as the second President of Luther College.-Background:...
  
   (1852–1921), American Luther Minister who served as the second President of Luther College
  Luther College (Iowa)
  Luther College is a four-year, residential liberal arts institution of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, located in Decorah, Iowa, USA...
  
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• Herman Amberg Preus
  Herman Amberg Preus
  Herman Amberg Preus was an American Lutheran clergyman and church leader. He was a key figure in organizing the Norwegian Synod.-Background:Herman Amberg Preus was born in Kristiansand, Norway...
  
   (1825–1894), American Lutheran clergyman and key figure in organizing the Norwegian Synod
• J. A. O. Preus
  J. A. O. Preus
  Jacob Aall Ottesen Preus was an American politician. He served as the 8th state auditor of Minnesota from January 5, 1915 to January 5, 1921, and as the 20th Governor of Minnesota from January 5, 1921 to January 6, 1925. He was a Republican.-Background:He was born in Columbia County, Wisconsin on...
  
   (1883–1961), American politician and Governor of Minnesota
  Governor of Minnesota
  The Governor of Minnesota is the chief executive of the U.S. state of Minnesota, leading the state's executive branch. Forty different people have been governors of the state, though historically there were also three governors of Minnesota Territory. Alexander Ramsey, the first territorial...
  
  
• J. A. O. Preus II
  J. A. O. Preus II
  Jacob Aall Ottesen Preus II was a Lutheran pastor, professor, author, and church president. He served as the president of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod from 1969-1981. He was a major figure in the Seminex affair which resulted in a schism in the Missouri Synod.Preus attended Luther Seminary...
  
   (1920–1994), president of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod
  Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod
  The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod is a traditional, confessional Lutheran denomination in the United States. With 2.3 million members, it is both the eighth largest Protestant denomination and the second-largest Lutheran body in the U.S. after the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The Synod...
  
  
• J. A. O. Preus III
  J. A. O. Preus III
  Dr. Jacob Aall Ottesen Preus III is the former president of Concordia University in Irvine, California. He served as president of the university from 1998–2009. Previously, he was a professor at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri...
  
   (1954-), American university administrator and President of Concordia University, Irvine
  Concordia University, Irvine
  Concordia University is a private, liberal arts university located in Irvine, California, United States and affiliated with the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod. It offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees in six colleges and is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges...
  
  
• Robert Preus
  Robert Preus
  Robert David Preus was an American Lutheran pastor, professor, author, and seminary president.-Biography:...
  
  (1924–1995), American Lutheran pastor, professor, author, and seminary president.