Winneshiek County IAGenWeb  Luther College through sixty years, 1861-1921 Pictures and Biographical information courtesy of Sharyl Ferrall

Knute Olson Eittreim

Luther College faculty biography and personal information, pg 93 & 103

Knute Olson Eittreim, 1918-. Attended Red Wing Seminary, 1888-1889, Beeman's Business College, Red Wing, Minn., 1889-1890; Bookkeeper, Chicago, 1890-1895; attended Chicago Theological Seminary, 1895-1900 (Cand. Theol., 1900); Lutheran Pastor, Creston, Ill., 1900-1911; Teacher, Jewell Lutheran College, Jewell, Iowa, 1911-1918, President, 1912-1918; Co-editor of "The Lutheran Hymnary", 1913; Teacher of Commercial Subjects and Christianity, Luther College, 1918-1919, Professor of the same subjects, 1922-present; Treasurer of Luther College, 1920-present.

Personal information: Born June 15, 1870 in Fort Dodge, Iowa; parents: Ole O. & Martha Eittreim; married Anne Maria Digerness in 1893. Residence, Decorah, Iowa.

He is also pictured in the Luther Faculty, 1922 photo

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