II. Michael Schlatter: A Man in Between: A Contribution to American Ecclesiastical and Secular History of the Eighteenth Century

Authors

Marthi Pritzker-Ehrlich

Keywords

American history, Dutch-Reformed Church, biographical sketch

Abstract

This biographical sketch of Michael Schlatter (1716-1790) presents a summary view on the basis of a doctoral dissertation which dealt mainly with his activities in Pennsylvania as commissioner of the Dutch-Reformed Church. Reverend Schlatter had moved to Pennsylvania at a time when thousands of Swiss and Germans were arriving in that North American province; as a Reformed minister, however, he belonged to a privileged elite among immigrants. He is a remarkable personality in eighteenth century American history because of his involvement in three areas.

Recommended Citation

Pritzker-Ehrlich, Marthi (1983) "II. Michael Schlatter: A Man in Between: A Contribution to American Ecclesiastical and Secular History of the Eighteenth Century," Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter: Vol. 19: Iss. 2, Article 3.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/sahs_newsletter/vol19/iss2/3