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George Mezger

1857–1931

Remembered as a devoted Lutheran teacher and pastor, he wrote practical books that made Martin Luther’s Small Catechism clear and approachable for students and church readers. His work grew out of long experience in both parish ministry and seminary teaching.

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Lessons in the Small Catechism of Dr. Martin Luther For the Senior Department of Lutheran Sunday-Schools and for General Use

Lessons in the Small Catechism of Dr. Martin Luther For the Senior Department of Lutheran Sunday-Schools and for General Use

by George Mezger, Martin Luther

About the author

Born in Braunschweig, Germany, in 1857, George Mezger came to the United States in 1875 to study for the ministry. After graduating from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis in 1881, he served Lutheran congregations in Waterloo, Iowa; Okawville, Illinois; and Decatur, Illinois.

Mezger later became a professor at Concordia Seminary, where he taught homiletics, catechetics, and pastoral theology for twenty-seven years. Contemporary memorials describe him as an influential teacher and a careful Lutheran theologian whose sermons, outlines, and studies were widely valued, especially among pastors.

He is best known to many readers through works such as Lessons in the Small Catechism of Dr. Martin Luther and other catechetical writings, as well as a history of the Missouri Synod. No suitable verified portrait image could be confirmed from the sources reviewed, so no profile image is included here.