C. F. W. Walther, German-American religious leader and theologian (born 1811)

C. F. W. Walther

Lutheran theologian and founder of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod

Carl Ferdinand Wilhelm Walther was a German-American Lutheran minister. He was the first president of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod (LCMS) and its most influential theologian. He is commemorated by that church on its Calendar of Saints on May 7. He has been described as a…