About James M. Stayer
Lived 1935 – 2025 (aged 89–90). James M. Stayer was an American church historian, historian of Modern Age, historian, university teacher and theologian.
James Mentzer Stayer (15 March 1935 – 23 April 2025) was a Canadian historian specialising in the German Reformation, particularly the anabaptist movement. He was a Professor Emeritus at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Stayer received his PhD from Cornell University in 1964. After teaching at Ithaca College, Bridgewater College and Bucknell University, he moved to Canada in 1968 to teach at Queen's University. He became a Canadian citizen in 1977. Stayer died on 23 April 2025, at the age of 90.
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Who was James M. Stayer?
Canadian historian
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James M. Stayer was born in 1935 in Lancaster County.
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James M. Stayer died on 23 April 2025.
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James M. Stayer was a church historian, historian of Modern Age, historian, university teacher and theologian.
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James M. Stayer was American.
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