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W. H. T. (William Herman Theodore) Dau
1864–1944
A German-born Lutheran pastor, professor, editor, and translator, he helped shape English-language Lutheran scholarship in the United States. His work ranged from teaching and church leadership to major writings on Luther and the Book of Concord.
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Luther Examined and Reexamined A Review of Catholic Criticism and a Plea for Revaluation
by W. H. T. (William Herman Theodore) Dau
About the author
Born in Germany on February 8, 1864, William Herman Theodore Dau later emigrated to the United States and graduated from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis in 1886. He first served as a pastor in Memphis, Tennessee, and went on to hold several important academic posts, including work at Concordia College in North Carolina, Valparaiso University, and Concordia Seminary in St. Louis.
He was also a prolific writer and editor. Dau edited The Lutheran Witness and Theological Quarterly, and he became especially known for his scholarship on Martin Luther and Lutheran doctrine. His books include Luther Examined and Reexamined and The Leipzig Debate in 1519, and he also contributed to the English translation of the Book of Concord.
Dau died in 1944, but his writings remained influential in Lutheran circles long afterward. He is remembered as a careful teacher and interpreter of Lutheran theology whose work helped make important confessional texts more accessible to English-speaking readers.