Frederick Ludwig Kirschenmann

Background

Kirschenmann, Frederick Ludwig was born on February 4, 1935 in Medina, North Dakota, United States. Son of Theodore and Pauline Kirschenmann.

Education

Bachelor, Yankton College, 1957; Bachelor's Degree, Hartford Seminary, 1960; Master of Arts, University of Chicago, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Chicago, 1964.

Career

Department chair, Yankton (South Dakot) College, 1962-1968; director, Consortium for Higher Education Religious Studies, Dayton, Ohio., 1968-1973; academic dean, Curry College, Milton, Massachusetts, 1973-1977; manager, Kirschenmann Family Farms, Windsor, North Dakota, since 1977. President Farm Verified Organic, Medina, since 1988, Organic Foods Production Association North America, Greenfield, Massachusetts, 1990-1993.

Achievements

• Frederick Ludwig Kirschenmann has been listed as a noteworthy farmer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President Northern Plains Sustainable Agricultural Society, Madia, North Dakota, 1983-1988.

Connections

Married Edith Maria Hults, June 20, 1951 (divorced 1968). Married Carolyn E. Raffensperger, October 6, 1995. Children: Ann Marie, Damon Frederick.

Father:

Theodore Kirschenmann

Mother:

Pauline Kirschenmann

Spouse:

Edith Maria Hults

Spouse:

Carolyn E. Raffensperger

child:

Ann Marie Kirschenmann

child:

Damon Frederick Kirschenmann