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Nathan Knorr
Nathan Homer Knorr (April 23, 1905 – June 8, 1977) was a Christian minister and the third president of the incorporated Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society (called Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania since 1955). He was appointed president in January 1942, replacing Joseph Franklin Rutherford, who had served in the position since 1917. Knorr was also a member of the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses since 1971.
Nathan Knorr was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. At age 16, he began to show interest in the International Bible Students. He left the Reformed Church in 1922. He was baptized on July 4, 1923, as a Bible Student following a baptism talk by Frederick W. Franz, with whom Knorr became close friends.
Knorr became a volunteer at the Watch Tower headquarters in Brooklyn on September 6, 1923. He became its factory manager in September 1932.
In January 1934, at age 28, Knorr was elected director of the Peoples Pulpit Association, now the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc. He was made its vice president in 1935. In January 1942, Knorr became president of the International Bible Students Association and the corporations now known as the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania, and Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York. Knorr married Audrey Mock in 1953.
Knorr contributed significantly to Jehovah's Witnesses, with an intense focus on education. Within a month of his taking office, arrangements were made for an Advanced Course in Theocratic Ministry, a school that featured Bible research and public speaking. In September 1942, Knorr suggested that the Society establish another school to train missionaries for service in foreign countries. The suggestion was unanimously approved by the board of directors. The first class of the Gilead School, the name given to this missionary school, commenced February 1, 1943.
Knorr arranged for the creation of new branch offices in many countries. In 1942, when he became president, there were 25 branch offices worldwide. By 1946, despite World War II, the number of branch offices increased to 57. Over the next 30 years, the number of branch offices increased to 97.
Knorr began a campaign of real estate acquisition in Brooklyn to expand the organisation's world headquarters, expanded printing production throughout the world, and organized a series of international assemblies that dwarfed those of Rutherford in the 1920s. In 1958, more than 253,000 Witnesses gathered at two New York City venues, Yankee Stadium, and the Polo Grounds, for an eight-day convention where more than 7000 were baptized. Other large conventions were held in the U.S., Canada, and Germany.
The doctrine of not accepting blood transfusions was also introduced during Knorr's leadership.
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Nathan Knorr
Nathan Homer Knorr (April 23, 1905 – June 8, 1977) was a Christian minister and the third president of the incorporated Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society (called Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania since 1955). He was appointed president in January 1942, replacing Joseph Franklin Rutherford, who had served in the position since 1917. Knorr was also a member of the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses since 1971.
Nathan Knorr was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. At age 16, he began to show interest in the International Bible Students. He left the Reformed Church in 1922. He was baptized on July 4, 1923, as a Bible Student following a baptism talk by Frederick W. Franz, with whom Knorr became close friends.
Knorr became a volunteer at the Watch Tower headquarters in Brooklyn on September 6, 1923. He became its factory manager in September 1932.
In January 1934, at age 28, Knorr was elected director of the Peoples Pulpit Association, now the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc. He was made its vice president in 1935. In January 1942, Knorr became president of the International Bible Students Association and the corporations now known as the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania, and Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York. Knorr married Audrey Mock in 1953.
Knorr contributed significantly to Jehovah's Witnesses, with an intense focus on education. Within a month of his taking office, arrangements were made for an Advanced Course in Theocratic Ministry, a school that featured Bible research and public speaking. In September 1942, Knorr suggested that the Society establish another school to train missionaries for service in foreign countries. The suggestion was unanimously approved by the board of directors. The first class of the Gilead School, the name given to this missionary school, commenced February 1, 1943.
Knorr arranged for the creation of new branch offices in many countries. In 1942, when he became president, there were 25 branch offices worldwide. By 1946, despite World War II, the number of branch offices increased to 57. Over the next 30 years, the number of branch offices increased to 97.
Knorr began a campaign of real estate acquisition in Brooklyn to expand the organisation's world headquarters, expanded printing production throughout the world, and organized a series of international assemblies that dwarfed those of Rutherford in the 1920s. In 1958, more than 253,000 Witnesses gathered at two New York City venues, Yankee Stadium, and the Polo Grounds, for an eight-day convention where more than 7000 were baptized. Other large conventions were held in the U.S., Canada, and Germany.
The doctrine of not accepting blood transfusions was also introduced during Knorr's leadership.
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