Background
Toth, William was born on February 25, 1905 in Bereg-Rákos, Hungary. Son of Michael and Mary (Pentek) Toth.
Toth, William was born on February 25, 1905 in Bereg-Rákos, Hungary. Son of Michael and Mary (Pentek) Toth.
Bachelor of Arts, Franklin and Marshall College, 1926. Bachelor of Divinity, Eastern Theological Seminary, 1929, Doctor of Philosophy, Yale, 1941.
Came to the United States, 1913, naturalized, 1928. Ordained to ministry of Evangelical and Reformed Church, 1929. Pastor Reformed Church, South Norwalk, Connecticut, 1930-1942.
Salem Reformed Church, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1942-1946.
Professor, Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1946-1961, Audenreid professor of history, since 1961. Visiting professor, University Maryland Overseas Program, 1959-1960.
Executive director Foundation for Reformation Research.
Member Commission on Higher Education, Evangelical and Reformed Church. Member American Church History Society, Reformation Research Society, American Association University Professors, American History Association, American Hungarian Federation, History Society of Evangelical and Reformed Church. Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Alpha Theta, Tau Kappa Alpha, Kappa Sigma.
Married Margaret Kalassay, May 18, 1933. Children: Alexandra Sara, William Jonathan.