Background
Petri, Carl Johan was born on June 16, 1856 in Rockford, Illinois, United States. Son of Isaac and Johanna Peterson.
Petri, Carl Johan was born on June 16, 1856 in Rockford, Illinois, United States. Son of Isaac and Johanna Peterson.
Bachelor of Arts, Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois, 1877, Master of Arts, 1889 (Doctor of Divinity, 1901). Post-graduate work University of Minnesota, 1878-1879.
Ordained Lutheran ministry, 1880. Pastor Philadelphia, 1880-1884. Professor of history, Gustavus Adolphus College, Saint Peter, Minnesota, 1884-1888.
Pastor Augustana Church, Minneapolis, since 1888.
Member of the board of educational and charity institutions of Augustana Synod.
Married Christina Anderson, of Philadelphia, October 5, 1880.