Georg Schick
| Georg Schick | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
February 25, 1831 Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Landgraviate of Hesse-Homburg |
| Died |
January 3, 1915 Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| Education | University of Erlangen, Heidelberg University |
| Spouse(s) | Wilhemina Christina Zimmermann |
| Church | Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod |
Congregations served | Immanual Lutheran Church, Chicago, Illinois |
Offices held |
Rector, Concordia Gymnasium,St.Louis, Missouri Professor, Corcordia College, Fort Wayne, Indiana |
Georg "Rector" Schick, PhD. (February 25, 1831 in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe – January 3, 1915 in Fort Wayne) was a German-American Lutheran pastor, scholar, and professor of classical languages.[1]
He was one of the first Rectors (Headmaster) of the Concordia College in St. Louis, Missouri.[1]
Life
Early Years
Georg Schick was born in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe on February 25, 1831. Having shown signs of unusual talents, he was permitted to enter to the Gymansium at Frankfurt-am-Main for his secondary education. He was confirmed under Pastor Friedrich Mergner, who was a Lutheran pastor and composer of hymns.[1]
Pastor at Emmanuel Church in Chicago
On September 10, 1854 Schick was installed as Pastor at the Immanuel Church in Chicago, Illinois.[2] He served the congregation there for two years until he was sent to Concordia College in St. Louis to teach classical languages.[3]
Teaching at the Concordia College in Fort Wayne
On September 9, 1861 Schick began teaching at Concordia College in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He would remain a teacher at this institution until his death in 1915.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 The Lutheran Witness. Edited and published under the auspices of the Cleveland District Conference by C.A. Frank. 1915. pp. 18–.
- ↑ Der Lutheraner Vol 10-11. Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod. p. 32.
- ↑ Geschichte der Gründung und Ausbreitung der zur Synode von Missouri, Ohio und andern Staaten gehörenden Evangelisch-Lutherischen Gemeinden U. A. C. zu Chicago, Illinois. Louis Lange Jr. & Co., Chicago, Il. 1896. p. 30.
- ↑ Ebenezer: Reviews of the Work of the Missouri Synod During Three Quarters of a Century. Concordia Publishing House by William Herman Theodore Dau. 1922. p. 238.