Background
Olson, Howard Stanley was born on July 18, 1922 in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. Son of Oscar Ludwig and Clara Josephine (Peterson) Olson.
biblical studies and missiology educator
Olson, Howard Stanley was born on July 18, 1922 in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. Son of Oscar Ludwig and Clara Josephine (Peterson) Olson.
Bachelor, Gustavus Adolphus College, 1943. Master of Divinity, Augustana Seminary, Rock Island, Illinois, 1946. Doctor of Philosophy, Hartford Seminary Foundation, 1965.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Gustavus Adolphus College, 1970.
Missionary, professor, Augustana Lutheran Church, Lutheran Church in American/Evangelical Lutheran Church in American, Tanzania., East Africa, 1946-1988; professor theology, Lutheran Theological College, Makumira, Tanzania., 1964-1988; professor emeritus, Lutheran Theological College, Makumira, Tanzania., 1988; professor biblical studies and missiology, Wartburg Theological Seminary, Dubuque, Iowa., 1988-1991. Director of Music research Lutheran Theological College, Makimura, 1967-1988. AbstractorReligious and Theological abstracts, Myerstown, Pennsylvania, 1990.
Member Hymn. Society of America, Society of Biblical Literature, Tanzania Society (life member).
Married Anna Louise Anderson, June 17, 1946. Children: Howard J., Sharon L., Timothy E., Linda H.