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Rev. Dr. Frank Hoffman
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[191-?-192-?] (Creation)
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1 postcard : b&w ; 8.5 x 14 cm
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Image of Dr. Frank Hoffman sitting by a stone fireplace and reading a book; on mantle are candlesticks, photographs, and a clock.
Bio/Historical Note: Rev. Dr. Frank Hoffman was born in Hungary in 1877, the son of a Calvinist pastor. He taught agriculture and assisted the Hungarian Lieutenant-Governor until World War I, when he became an officer in the Hungarian National Guard. After being captured by the Russians, Dr. Hoffman escaped to Canada. He studied at Manitoba College and was ordained as a Presbyterian minister in 1922. He served as a home missionary to Hungarians in Saskatchewan from 1925 to 1945, then retired and moved to Vancouver Island. Dr. Hoffmann died in October 1958.
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Photographer: Unknown
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Other terms: Responsibility regarding questions of copyright that may arise in the use of any images is assumed by the researcher
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On back: Rev. Frank Hoffmann / Dr. Hoffmann / Gerhard Ens Rosthern? / was an early member".
Gerhard Ens (1864-1952) is usually considered the founder of the town of Rosthern, Saskatchewan in 1892. In 1905-1913 he was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. For many years he also was an immigration agent of the Canadian government. Though he joined the Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian), thus breaking with Mennonitism congregationally, traditionally he remained a part of the Mennonite community.