Walter A. Maier

Religious Leader

Birthday October 4, 1893

Birth Sign Libra

Birthplace Massachusetts

DEATH DATE Jan 11, 1950 (56)

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About

Radio personality and Lutheran theologian who the host of The Lutheran Hour, a radio show that broadcasted from 1930 to 1950.

Before Fame

He studied at both the Harvard Divinity School and the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences from 1916 to 1920.

Trivia

Eleanor Roosevelt once called him a "fanatic fundamentalist," but she later retracted the statement and apologized.

Family Life

He had four siblings.

Associated With

Billy Graham cites him as an influence.