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He was born at the farm Leirgrovvik in [[wikipedia:Bolsøy Municipality|Bolsøy Municipality]] (now [[wikipedia:Molde (town)|Molde]]), [[wikipedia:Norway|Norway]], as the eldest son of [[wikipedia:Switzerland|Swiss]] dairyman Johannes Tanner (a [[wikipedia:Zwinglian|Zwinglian]]) and [[wikipedia:Native-born citizen|native]] farmer's daughter Anne Birgitte (née Innholm), who taught her children how to read and instructed them in the [[Luther's Small Catechism|Catechism]].<ref>Kjell Ove Nybø Hattrem, "J. Tanner og hans familie" (in ''Årsskrift'', Romsdal sogelag, Molde 1995, ISSN 0333-1008)</ref> Jacob was [[Confirmation|confirmed]] 24 April 1881, receiving high grades.<ref>[[wikipedia:Regional State Archives of Trondheim|Regional State Archives of Trondheim]]: Molde, parish register, 1873–86 (558 A05): p. 99, #2, http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=6422&idx_id=6422&uid=ny&idx_side=-89</ref> He was educated in [[wikipedia:Molde (town)|Molde]] and [[wikipedia:Oslo|Kristiania]], and became a theologian in 1892.<ref>Hattrem, "Professor Jacob Tanner forteller fra si ungdomstid i Molde" (in ''Årsskrift'' 1997, {{ISBN|82-90169-51-5}})</ref> At 27 years of age, he departed from the port of [[wikipedia:Kristiansand (town)|Kristiansand]], arriving in [[wikipedia:New York City|New York City, USA]], on 19 May 1893.<ref>Jacob Tanner: passenger record (The Statue of Liberty—Ellis Island Foundation) http://www.ellisisland.org/search/passRecord.asp?MID=16227418720156843072&pID=103703050101</ref>

Jacob served as [[pastor]] for congregations in [[wikipedia:Iowa|Iowa]] and [[wikipedia:New York (state)|New York]], and taught at [[wikipedia:Concordia College (Moorhead)|Concordia College]] in [[wikipedia:Moorhead, Minnesota|Moorhead, Minnesota]] from 1916 to 24.<ref>Erwin L. Lueker, Luther Poellot, Paul Jackson (eds.), ''Christian Cyclopedia'' (Internet version, The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod): Jacob Tanner, http://www.lcms.org/ca/www/cyclopedia/02/display.asp?t1=T&word=TANNER.JACOB {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090509071913/http://www.lcms.org/ca/www/cyclopedia/02/display.asp?t1=T&word=TANNER.JACOB |date=2009-05-09 }}</ref> In 1924 Tanner became the editor of ''Lutheraneren'' – the [[Norwegian language|Norwegian-language]] organ of the [[Norwegian Lutheran Church of America|NLCA]], where he also served on the Board of Elementary Christian Education. From 1925 to 38, Tanner was a professor of theology at [[Luther Seminary]] in [[wikipedia:Saint Paul, Minnesota|Saint Paul, Minnesota]]. He assembled a collection of [[Luther's Small Catechism|small catechisms]] in translations from around the world, and the Jacob Tanner Catechism Collection forms part of the special collections in the Luther Seminary Library.<ref>"Special Collections" (Luther Seminary) http://www.luthersem.edu/Library/special_collections.asp</ref>

Jacob served as [[pastor]] for congregations in [[wikipedia:Iowa|Iowa]] and [[wikipedia:New York (state)|New York]], and taught at [[wikipedia:Concordia College (Moorhead)|Concordia College]] in [[wikipedia:Moorhead, Minnesota|Moorhead, Minnesota]] from 1916 to 24.<ref>Erwin L. Lueker, Luther Poellot, Paul Jackson (eds.), ''Christian Cyclopedia'' (Internet version, The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod): Jacob Tanner, http://www.lcms.org/ca/www/cyclopedia/02/display.asp?t1=T&word=TANNER.JACOB {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090509071913/http://www.lcms.org/ca/www/cyclopedia/02/display.asp?t1=T&word=TANNER.JACOB |date=2009-05-09 }}</ref> In 1924 Tanner became the editor of ''Lutheraneren'' – the [[wikipedia:Norwegian language|Norwegian-language]] organ of the [[Norwegian Lutheran Church of America|NLCA]], where he also served on the Board of Elementary Christian Education. From 1925 to 38, Tanner was a professor of theology at [[Luther Seminary]] in [[wikipedia:Saint Paul, Minnesota|Saint Paul, Minnesota]]. He assembled a collection of [[Luther's Small Catechism|small catechisms]] in translations from around the world, and the Jacob Tanner Catechism Collection forms part of the special collections in the Luther Seminary Library.<ref>"Special Collections" (Luther Seminary) http://www.luthersem.edu/Library/special_collections.asp</ref>

After retiring, he taught theology as [[wikipedia:professor emeritus|professor emeritus]] of Iowa's [[wikipedia:Waldorf College|Waldorf College]], whose Tanner Hall is named for him.<ref>http://www.waldorf.edu/Residential/Current-Students/Residence-Life/Residence-Halls https://web.archive.org/web/20100617094702/http://www.waldorf.edu/Residential/Current-Students/Residence-Life/Residence-Halls</ref>

He married Ingeborg Sophie Aarøe in April 1893. They had five children. Jacob Tanner dictated his [[autobiography]] in 1960. He died at 98 years of age in a nursing home in [[Minnesota]].

He married Ingeborg Sophie Aarøe in April 1893. They had five children. Jacob Tanner dictated his [[wikipedia:autobiography|autobiography]] in 1960. He died at 98 years of age in a nursing home in [[wikipedia:Minnesota|Minnesota]].

==Selected works==

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 He was born at the farm Leirgrovvik in [[wikipedia:Bolsøy Municipality|Bolsøy Municipality]] (now [[wikipedia:Molde (town)|Molde]]), [[wikipedia:Norway|Norway]], as the eldest son of [[wikipedia:Switzerland|Swiss]] dairyman Johannes Tanner (a [[wikipedia:Zwinglian|Zwinglian]]) and [[wikipedia:Native-born citizen|native]] farmer's daughter Anne Birgitte (née Innholm), who taught her children how to read and instructed them in the [[Luther's Small Catechism|Catechism]].<ref>Kjell Ove Nybø Hattrem, "J. Tanner og hans familie" (in ''Årsskrift'', Romsdal sogelag, Molde 1995, ISSN 0333-1008)</ref> Jacob was [[Confirmation|confirmed]] 24 April 1881, receiving high grades.<ref>[[wikipedia:Regional State Archives of Trondheim|Regional State Archives of Trondheim]]: Molde, parish register, 1873–86 (558 A05): p. 99, #2, http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=6422&idx_id=6422&uid=ny&idx_side=-89</ref> He was educated in [[wikipedia:Molde (town)|Molde]] and [[wikipedia:Oslo|Kristiania]], and became a theologian in 1892.<ref>Hattrem, "Professor Jacob Tanner forteller fra si ungdomstid i Molde" (in ''Årsskrift'' 1997, {{ISBN|82-90169-51-5}})</ref> At 27 years of age, he departed from the port of [[wikipedia:Kristiansand (town)|Kristiansand]], arriving in [[wikipedia:New York City|New York City, USA]], on 19 May 1893.<ref>Jacob Tanner: passenger record (The Statue of Liberty—Ellis Island Foundation) http://www.ellisisland.org/search/passRecord.asp?MID=16227418720156843072&pID=103703050101</ref>
-Jacob served as [[pastor]] for congregations in [[wikipedia:Iowa|Iowa]] and [[wikipedia:New York (state)|New York]], and taught at [[wikipedia:Concordia College (Moorhead)|Concordia College]] in [[wikipedia:Moorhead, Minnesota|Moorhead, Minnesota]] from 1916 to 24.<ref>Erwin L. Lueker, Luther Poellot, Paul Jackson (eds.), ''Christian Cyclopedia'' (Internet version, The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod): Jacob Tanner, http://www.lcms.org/ca/www/cyclopedia/02/display.asp?t1=T&word=TANNER.JACOB {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090509071913/http://www.lcms.org/ca/www/cyclopedia/02/display.asp?t1=T&word=TANNER.JACOB |date=2009-05-09 }}</ref> In 1924 Tanner became the editor of ''Lutheraneren'' – the [[Norwegian language|Norwegian-language]] organ of the [[Norwegian Lutheran Church of America|NLCA]], where he also served on the Board of Elementary Christian Education. From 1925 to 38, Tanner was a professor of theology at [[Luther Seminary]] in [[wikipedia:Saint Paul, Minnesota|Saint Paul, Minnesota]]. He assembled a collection of [[Luther's Small Catechism|small catechisms]] in translations from around the world, and the Jacob Tanner Catechism Collection forms part of the special collections in the Luther Seminary Library.<ref>"Special Collections" (Luther Seminary) http://www.luthersem.edu/Library/special_collections.asp</ref>
+Jacob served as [[pastor]] for congregations in [[wikipedia:Iowa|Iowa]] and [[wikipedia:New York (state)|New York]], and taught at [[wikipedia:Concordia College (Moorhead)|Concordia College]] in [[wikipedia:Moorhead, Minnesota|Moorhead, Minnesota]] from 1916 to 24.<ref>Erwin L. Lueker, Luther Poellot, Paul Jackson (eds.), ''Christian Cyclopedia'' (Internet version, The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod): Jacob Tanner, http://www.lcms.org/ca/www/cyclopedia/02/display.asp?t1=T&word=TANNER.JACOB {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090509071913/http://www.lcms.org/ca/www/cyclopedia/02/display.asp?t1=T&word=TANNER.JACOB |date=2009-05-09 }}</ref> In 1924 Tanner became the editor of ''Lutheraneren'' – the [[wikipedia:Norwegian language|Norwegian-language]] organ of the [[Norwegian Lutheran Church of America|NLCA]], where he also served on the Board of Elementary Christian Education. From 1925 to 38, Tanner was a professor of theology at [[Luther Seminary]] in [[wikipedia:Saint Paul, Minnesota|Saint Paul, Minnesota]]. He assembled a collection of [[Luther's Small Catechism|small catechisms]] in translations from around the world, and the Jacob Tanner Catechism Collection forms part of the special collections in the Luther Seminary Library.<ref>"Special Collections" (Luther Seminary) http://www.luthersem.edu/Library/special_collections.asp</ref>
 After retiring, he taught theology as [[wikipedia:professor emeritus|professor emeritus]] of Iowa's [[wikipedia:Waldorf College|Waldorf College]], whose Tanner Hall is named for him.<ref>http://www.waldorf.edu/Residential/Current-Students/Residence-Life/Residence-Halls  https://web.archive.org/web/20100617094702/http://www.waldorf.edu/Residential/Current-Students/Residence-Life/Residence-Halls</ref>
-He married Ingeborg Sophie Aarøe in April 1893. They had five children. Jacob Tanner dictated his [[autobiography]] in 1960. He died at 98 years of age in a nursing home in [[Minnesota]].
+He married Ingeborg Sophie Aarøe in April 1893. They had five children. Jacob Tanner dictated his [[wikipedia:autobiography|autobiography]] in 1960. He died at 98 years of age in a nursing home in [[wikipedia:Minnesota|Minnesota]].
 ==Selected works==