Luchs, Fred (Frederick Emil "Fred" Luchs) (1904 April 2-1993 May 28)
Dates
- Existence: 1904 April 2 - 1993 May 28
Biographical note
Frederick "Fred" Emil Luchs was born in Ridgway, Pennsylvania in 1904 to Simon and Margaret Ruef Luchs. He graduated from the Ridgway, Pennsylvania high school, and then Franklin and Marshall College. He went on to do his graduate work at the University of Chicago / McCormick and Princeton Seminaries. He was the minister of the First Presbyterian Church of Athens from 1937 to 1951. He then went on to become the minister of the First Presbyterian Church in Los Alamos, New Mexico for 14 years. He then went on to hold pastorates in Los Alamos, New Mexico; Evanston, Illinois; Ann Arbor, Michigan; and Rochester, New York before he returned to Athens.
He was named 1 of 100 Great Preachers of America by Christian Century, and in 1973 was named 1 in 100 best speakers in America by the International Speakers Network.
In 1933, he married Evelyn Coulter. In 1943, Fred and Evelyn adopted four children, ages 4-8. Fred and Evelyn retired in Athens, Ohio where Fred died on May 20, 1993 at age 89, and Evelyn died March 16, 1994 at age 90.
Gender
- Males
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Luchs family papers
The collection contains the personal papers of Fred and Evelyn Luchs including sermons, photographs, memory books, diaries, newspaper articles and letters.
