Background
Sommer, Martin S. was born on March 31, 1869 in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. Son of William M. C. and Emily (Fritsche) Sommer.
Sommer, Martin S. was born on March 31, 1869 in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. Son of William M. C. and Emily (Fritsche) Sommer.
Bachelor of Arts, Baltimore City College, 1889. Graduate Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, 1892. Honorary Doctor of Letters, Valparaiso U., 1937.
Ordained Evangelical Lutheran ministry, 1892. Pastor Grace Church, St. Louis, 1892-1920. Built new church and started 5 congregations.
Professor homiletics. Concordia Theological Seminary, 1920-1946.
Author: Prayer Book, 1902. Life of Luther, 1910. The Voice of History, 1913.The Truth Which Makes Us Free. Editor of The Lutheran Witness since 1914.‡.
Married Laura Brinkmeyer (died 1916). Married second, Mary E. Kohne, July 15, 1918. Children: Martin W. H., Roger Llewellyn.