Henry Sloane Coffin | |
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Born | New York City, U.S. | January 5, 1877
Died | November 25, 1954 Lakeville, Connecticut, U.S. | (aged 77)
Title | President of the Union Theological Seminary |
Spouse | Dorothy (nee Eells) |
Academic background | |
Education | Yale College, Union Theological Seminary |
Henry Sloane Coffin (January 5, 1877, in New York City – November 25, 1954, in Lakeville, Connecticut) was president of the Union Theological Seminary, Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, and one of the most famous ministers in the United States. He was also one of the translators of the popular hymn "O Come, O Come Emmanuel", along with John Mason Neale.[1][2]