Franz Pieper | |
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 Franz Pieper at the LCMS convention of 1923 in Fort Wayne, Indiana | |
| Born | June 27, 1852 |
| Died | June 3, 1931 (aged 78) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Education | Northwestern College (1872) Concordia Seminary (1875) |
| Religion | Lutheran |
| Church | Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod (LCMS) |
| Ordained | July 11, 1875 at Centerville, Wisconsin[1] |
| Writings | Christian Dogmatics, Der Lutheraner (periodical) |
Offices held | President, LCMS (1899–1911) President, Concordia Seminary (1887–1931) |
Franz August Otto Pieper (June 27, 1852 – June 3, 1931) was a Confessional Lutheran theologian who also served as the fourth president of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod, known at that time as the German Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States.