Oswald Hoffmann

Oswald Hoffmann
Oswald Hoffmann in 1974
Born
Oswald Carl Julius Hoffmann

(1913-12-06)December 6, 1913
DiedSeptember 8, 2005(2005-09-08) (aged 91)
EducationConcordia University, Saint Paul (1932)

University of Minnesota, M.A. (1935)

Concordia Seminary (1936)
OccupationsLutheran Church–Missouri Synod pastor, writer
Known forLutheran Hour radio broadcast (1955–1988)
AwardsD.D. (hon.), Concordia Seminary
J. D. (hon.), Valparaiso University
LHD (hon.), Philippine Christian University
National Religious Broadcasters Hall of Fame (1999)

Oswald Carl Julius Hoffmann (December 6, 1913 – September 8, 2005) was an American clergyman and broadcaster who was best known as a speaker for The Lutheran Hour, a long-running radio program affiliated with the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS). During his time on the Lutheran Hour, the weekly broadcast was heard on 1,200 stations in the U.S. and in thirty other nations.