Frederick Hermann Knubel Explained

Frederick Hermann Knubel
Birth Date:May 22, 1870
Birth Place:New York City
Death Date:October 16, 1945
Known For:first president of the United Lutheran Church in America
Nationality:U.S.

Frederick Hermann Knubel (May 22, 1870  - 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]

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