Introduction

Biography

George was the son of An­dre­as Tor­ger­sen and An­drine Ca­ro­line An­ders­dat­ter Holt­er, and hus­band of Cla­ra Lou­ise Aa­ker.

He gra­du­at­ed in 1861 from Lu­ther Col­lege, De­cor­ah, Io­wa, at­tend­ed Lu­ther Se­mi­na­ry and Ca­pi­tal Uni­ver­si­ty for two years, and taught at Lu­ther Se­mi­na­ry in 1883.

He went on to serve in ma­ny posts:

• Pastor, Port­land, Maine (1884)
• Teacher, Wit­ten­berg Aca­de­my (1889–90)
• Pastor, Grand Forks, North Da­ko­ta (1890–91)
• Teacher, North Da­ko­ta Uni­ver­si­ty (1891–95)
• Teacher, Mount Hor­eb, Wis­con­sin (1895–98)
• Pastor, Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois (1899–1910)
• Teacher, St. Ol­af Col­lege, North­field, Min­ne­so­ta (1910–13)
• Pastor, in Min­ne­ap­olis, Min­ne­so­ta (1920–30)

He ed­ited the Unit­ed Lu­ther­an (1909–14), the Am­eri­can Lu­ther­an Sur­vey (1914–21) and the Lu­ther­an Her­ald (from 1925).