Background
Wicher, Edward Arthur was born on December 14, 1872 in Peterborough, Ontario. Son of Review John Woodmore and Elizabeth Mary (Lowry) Wicher.
Wicher, Edward Arthur was born on December 14, 1872 in Peterborough, Ontario. Son of Review John Woodmore and Elizabeth Mary (Lowry) Wicher.
Bachelor of Arts, University Toronto, 1895, Master of Arts, 1896. Bachelor of Divinity, Knox College, Toronto, 1899. Studied University Halle, Germany, 1899-1901.
Doctor of Divinity, Park College, Missouri, 1907.
Ordained Presbyterian ministry, 1901. Pastor Union Church, Kobe, Japan, 1901-1904, Saint Stephen’s Church, Saint John, North.B., 1904-1905. Professor New Testament interpretation, San Francisco Theological Seminary, 1905-1945, also vice president
Professor emeritus, since 1945.
Special religious secretary of Young Men's Christian Association with British Army in Palestine, 1918-1919. Annual professor American School of Oriental Research, Jerusalem, 1928-1929.
Moderator Synod of California, 1937.
Member Society Biblical Exegesis, American Philosophical Association, American Archeological Institution. Clubs: Rotary, Chi Alpha.
Married Elizabeth Gordon Langlois, February 11, 1901 (died December 1919). Married second, Ida Lucy Oberbeck, January 17, 1922. Children: Herbert Woodmore, Edward Arthur, Mary Langlois, Elizabeth Langlois.