Benjamin Kurtz (February 28, 1795 – December 29, 1865) was a German-American Lutheran pastor and theologian. He was part of the revivalist movement of the Lutheran Church in the 19th century, ran the Lutheran faith based newspaper Lutheran Observer, founded the Lutheran faith based Missionary Institute (Susquehanna University) in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, and assisted in the founding of the Gettysburg Seminary.
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28 February 1795 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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29 December 1865 (aged 70)
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Zodiac | Pisces |
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