Background
Kirk, Lawrence Edward Van was born on May 6, 1895 in Freeport, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Thomas Campbell and Ariadne (Hathaway) V.
Kirk, Lawrence Edward Van was born on May 6, 1895 in Freeport, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Thomas Campbell and Ariadne (Hathaway) V.
Bachelor of Arts, Washington and Jefferson College, 1916. Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, 1919, Master of Science, 1931.
Private practice of dentistry, Pittsburgh, 1919-1947. Instructor School of Dentistry, University of Pittsburgh, 1919-1942, dean since 1947. Organized dental department.
Christians should engage the culture through discipleship within the churches and through participation in the democratic public policy and political process in order to help fulfill the kingdom mandate taught in the Bible and expressed in the Baptist Faith to bring industry, government, and society as a whole under the sway of the principles of righteousness, truth, and brotherly love.
God should be loved with hearts as well as with minds. To the best of ability everyone needs to think things through in the light of reason. This means becoming aware of different points of view, and using his or her critical thinking to make sense of God"s world.
Member Pittsburgh Board of Education, 1947. Fellow American College Dentists. Member Odontological Society of Western Pennsylvania (director
Mason.
Clubs: Kiwanis, University (Pittsburgh).
Married Virginia Reams, October 20, 1924. Children: Virginia H. Hilborn, Lawrence Edward.