Background
Lund, Emil was born on July 23, 1850 in Falun, Sweden. Son of Swen and Charlotte (Lind) Lund.
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Emil Lund
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Graduate High School and College, Falun, Sweden, 1870. Graduate theological Department, University of Upsala, Sweden, 1874. Passed the pastoral examination before the Consistory of Westerås, Sweden, 1878.
Doctor of Philosophy, Bethany College, Kansas, 1898.
Career
Ordained ministry Church of Sweden, 1874, and held various pastorates in the old country. Superintendent public schools in Sweden, 1885-1890. Came to America, 1890.
Editor Marinette (Wisconsin) Tribune, 1894.
Assistant editor Minnesota Stats Tidning, Saint Paul, 1895-1896, 1924-1929. Taught Swedish language and literature, Macalester College, Saint Paul, 1895-1896.
Pastor Fargo, North. Doctorate., 1896, Marquette, Kansas, 1897-1906, Centerville, Rhode Island, 1907-1910, Fort Dodge, Iowa, 1911-1916, and at Minneapolis, Minnesota, since 1916. Professor Swedish and German languages, Bethany College, Lindsborg, Kansas, 1898-1902.
Traveled in England, France, Germany, Denmark and Sweden, 1903.
Associate editor Augustana Theological Quarterly, Rock Island, Illinois. Historian Swedish Lutheran Iowa Conference. Writer of America church news for “Svensk Kyrkotidning,” Upsala, Sweden.
President South.S. Association of Swedish Lutheran Fort Dodge District, 1913-1915, Swedish-American League of Webster Company, Iowa, 1913-1916, Fort Dodge District Luther League, 1915-1916, Fort Dodge District Swedish Lutheran Iowa Conference, 1915-1916.
Historian Swedish Lutheran Minnesota Conference, 1921-1925. Knight Order of the North Star (Sweden), 1928.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Scandinavian Foundation, Swedish History Society of America.
Connections
Married Anna Broberg, of Falun, Sweden, April. Children: Sara, Gustaf, Elsa, Swen Wilhelm, Anna, Nels Erik.
