Background
Paassen, Pierre Van was born on February 7, 1895 in Gorcum, The Netherlands. Son of Adriaan and Antonia Catherina (Sizoo) Laurusse van Paassen.
Paassen, Pierre Van was born on February 7, 1895 in Gorcum, The Netherlands. Son of Adriaan and Antonia Catherina (Sizoo) Laurusse van Paassen.
Student common schools and Latin school, Gorcum, Holland, 1901-1913. Victoria College, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1914-1916. Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, Paris, 1926-1934.
Bachelor of Theology, Faculte libre Protestante, Paris, 1934.
Honorary Doctor of Letters, Dubuque U. Doctor of Laws, Albright College, Reading, Pennsylvania.
Doctor of Hebrew letters, Jewish Institute Religion, New York Came to Canada, 1914, to the United States, 1923.
Reporter Toronto Globe, 1919-1920, Atlanta Constitution, 1921-1924. Columnist New York Evening World, 1924-1931. Roving foreign correspondent, Ethiopia, Palestine, Poland, Romania, Turkey, Azebta, Morocco, Nigeria, Egypt, Spain, Russia, Germany, Italy for New York Evening World, North American Newspaper Alliance, 1924-1931, Toronto Star, 1932-1935.
Ordained to Unitarian ministry, 1946.
Professor education American Unitarian Association. Member Committee on Publications, American Unitarian Association With Canada forces in France, 1916-1918.
Honorary citizen Tel Aviv, Palestine. Author: Evolution de la Conception de la Cite de Dieu, 1934.
Days of Our Years, 1939.
The Time Is Now, 1941. That Day Alone, 1941. The Forgotten Ally, 1943.
Earth Could Be Fair, 1946.
Why Jesus Died, 1949. Jerusalem Calling; Visions Rise and Change, 1955.
A Pilgrim’s Vow, 1956. A Crown of Fire, 1960.
To Number Our Days, 1964.
Editor: (with James Waterman Wise) Nazism: An Assault on Civilization, 1934. Home: 19 East. 75th Saint, New York City.
Member Committee on Publications, American Unitarian Association With Canada forces in France, 1916-1918. Honorary citizen Tel Aviv, Palestine.
Married Cornelia Machelina Sizoo, 1920. Children: Antonia, Hugo.