Ernst G. W. Keyl

Ernst Gerhard Wilhelm Keyl (May 22, 1804 in Leipzig, Germany – August 4, 1872 in Monroe, Michigan) was a German-born Lutheran clergyman who worked in the United States. He was a founder and the first president of the Eastern District of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod's (LCMS).

Ernst Gerhard Wilhelm Keyl
Born	(1804-05-22)May 22, 1804 Leipzig, Germany
Died	August 4, 1872(1872-08-04) (aged 68) Monroe, Michigan
Education	Leipzig University, 1829
Occupation	Pastor
Years active	1829–1871
Title	President, Eastern District of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod
Term	1854–1869

Biography

Keyl graduated from Leipzig University in 1829 and served as a pastor Niederfrohna, near Penig, beginning in 1829. As a follower of Martin Stephan, he emigrated to the United States in 1839 in the Saxon Emigration. He later served as pastor in Frohna, Missouri (1839–1847); Freistadt and Milwaukee, Wisconsin (1847–1850); Baltimore, Maryland (1850–1869); and Willshire, Ohio. (1869–1871). He was the first president of the Eastern District of the LCMS from 1854 to 1869). He was a scholar of the life and work of Martin Luther.

Works

• Lutherophilus (St. Louis, 1854)
• Katechismus-Auslegung aus Dr. Luther's Schriften (4 vols., 1853–68)
• Predigt-Entwürfe über die Sonn und Festtags-Evangelien aus Dr. Luther's Predigten (1866)

His biography was published by J. F. Kostering (St. Louis, 1882).

References

• This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Wilson, J. G.; Fiske, J., eds. (1892). "Keyl, Ernst Gerhard Wilhelm" . Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton.
• "Keyl, Ernst Gerhard Wilhelm" in Christian Cyclopedia. St. Louis, MO: Concordia Publishing House, 2000.