Ernst Gerhard Wilhelm Keyl (born in Leipzig

Leipzig

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, Germany

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, 22 May 1804; died in Monroe, Michigan

Monroe, Michigan

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, 4 August 1872) was a German-born Lutheran clergyman who worked in the United States

United States

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. He was a founder and the first president of the Missouri Synod's

Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod

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 Eastern District

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Biography

He graduated from Leipzig

University of Leipzig

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 in 1829, and, after holding Lutheran pastorates, emigrated to the United States

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 in 1847, and officiated successively in Missouri

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, Milwaukee, Baltimore

Baltimore

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, and Willshire, Ohio

Willshire, Ohio

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. From 1854 to 1869, he was president of the Eastern District of the Missouri Synod, of which he was a founder.

Works

• Lutherophilus (St. Louis, 1854)
• Katechismus-Auslegung aus Dr. Luther's Schriften (4 vols., 1853-68)
• Predigt-Entwürfe über die Sonn und Festtags-Evangelien aus Dr. Luther's Predigten (1866)

His biography was published by J. F. Kostering (St. Louis, 1882).