Background
Ernst, Henry was born on May 17, 1842 in Anspach-Uringen, Germany. Son of John and Katharine (Henrioi) Ernst.
Ernst, Henry was born on May 17, 1842 in Anspach-Uringen, Germany. Son of John and Katharine (Henrioi) Ernst.
Educated Anspach-Uringen, Germany, 1848-1856. Academic education, Frankfort, Germany, and Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1856-1862. Graduate Concordia Seminary, Saint Louis.
(Doctor of Divinity, Capital University, of Columbus, Ohio).
Entered Lutheran ministry, 1865. Member Missouri Synod until 1881. Synod of Ohio, 1881-1884.
President and professor theology, Lutheran Seminary, Saint Paul, January 5, 1885, dean theological department Home: Saint Paul, Minnesota
Member Missouri Synod until 1881.
Married Albertine Krahn, February 23, 1868.