About Taito Kantonen
Lived 1900 – 1993 (aged 93). Taito Kantonen was a Finnish writer and theologian.
Taito A. Kantonen (24 April 1900 – 26 April 1993) was an American academic and theologian.
Early life and education Kantonen was born in Karstula, Finland, the son of David and Elli Kantonen. At the age of three, he moved to the United States, where he later attended Harvard University and received a degree in theology.
Career Kantonen was a professor of systematic theology in Hamma Divinity School (now Trinity Lutheran Seminary) from 1932 to 1968. He received an honorary doctorate in theology from the University of Helsinki in 1955. Kantonen wrote many books, including Man in the Eyes of God.
Death Kantonen died in Springfield, Ohio on 26 April 1993, two days after his 93rd birthday.
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Finnish theologian (1900-1993)
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Taito Kantonen was born on 24 April 1900 in Karstula.
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Taito Kantonen died on 26 April 1993 in Springfield.
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Taito Kantonen was a writer and theologian.
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