Amos Niven Wilder (September 18, 1895 – May 4, 1993) was an American
poet, minister, and
theology professor.
Life
Wilder was born in
Madison, Wisconsin. He studied for two years at
Oberlin College (1913–1915), but volunteered in the
Ambulance Field Service; he was awarded the Croix de Guerre.[1] In November 1917, he enlisted in the U.S. Field Artillery as a corporal. He wrote Battle Retrospect, about his experiences in World War I.
In 1920, Wilder graduated from
Yale University. In college he was an inter-collegiate doubles champion tennis player, and he played at
Wimbledon in 1922, with his partner Lee Wiley.[2] He served as secretary to
Albert Schweitzer lecturing at
Oxford University,[3][4] where he was studying at
Mansfield College (1921–1923). He completed his studies for ordained ministry at Yale in 1924.
^McKnight, Edgar V. (2007). "Wilder, Amos Nevin". In Donald K. McKim (ed.). Dictionary of major biblical interpreters (2nd ed.). Downers Grove, Ill.: IVP Academic. pp. 1052–1056.
ISBN9780830829279.