1872–1970
Henry deFluiter

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Born: Au­gust 29, 1872, Hil­ver­sum, Noord-Hol­land, Ne­ther­lands (birth name: Hen­dri­cus de Flui­ter).

Died: March 3, 1970, Azu­sa, Ca­li­for­nia.

Buried: Val­hal­la Me­mo­ri­al Park, North Hol­ly­wood, Ca­li­for­nia.

Biography

Henry was the son of Frans Frank De­Fluit­er and Jo­han­na Ma­ria Jan­sen.

His fa­mi­ly emi­grat­ed to Cleve­land, Ohio, in 1882.

When Hen­ry grew up, he be­came an ap­pren­tice sign paint­er. His life changed, though, af­ter at­tend­ing a re­vi­val by Dwight Moo­dy and Ira San­key in Cleve­land.

Inspired by that ex­per­ience, he en­rolled at the Moo­dy Bi­ble In­sti­tute in Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois, and went on to a ca­reer in ev­an­gel­ism.

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