Christian Keyser Preus

Born in the Spring Prairie parsonage of Wisconsin to Norwegian immigrants Herman Amberg Preus and Caroline (Linka) Keyser Preus.[1]

Preus first became a minister at the historic Spring Prairie Lutheran Church. Preus became president of Luther College in 1902 and served until his death in 1921.[2]

Preus was a charter member and the first Iowa District president of the Choral Union of the Synod, which was organized in 1903. In addition, he was vice-president of the Norwegian Synod since 1911, vice-president of the Iowa District of the Norwegian Lutheran Church of America since 1917, president of the Winneshiek County Old Settlers' Association in 1913, and the first president of the Educational Association of the Norwegian Lutheran Church of America.[3]

C. K. Preus died in 1921. His personal papers and records are maintained in the Luther College Archives. His son, Ove Jacob Hjort Preus served as president of two colleges, Augustana College in South Dakota and Luther College, serving as Luther's fourth president from 1932 to 1948.

• Hvilken Retning og Mod Hvilket Maal Bor Luther College Udvikles for Bedst at Tjene Synoden? (Decorah, IA: Lutheran Publishing House, 1904) Norwegian

• Robert Preus (1924–1995)
• Ove J. H. Preus (1880–1951)
• J. A. O. Preus (1883–1961)
• J. A. O. Preus II (1920–1994)
• J. A. O. Preus III (born 1953)
• David W. Preus (1922–2021)

• Luther College Faculty, Luther College Through Sixty Years, 1861-1921 (Minneapolis, MN: Augsburg Publishing House, 1922)
• Nelson, David Theodore, Luther College, 1861-1961 (Decorah, IA: Luther College Press, 1961)

• Tingelstad, Oscar Adolf and Olaf M. Norlie Christian Keyser Preus, 1852-1921 (Augsburg Publishing Co. Minneapolis: 1922) Norwegian

• Preus Library at Luther College
• The Preus Circle. Luther College. Donor Recognition Programs
• Christian Keyser Preus Family at Spring Prairie Parsonage