Chafer, Lewis Sperry

Lewis Sperry Chafer (1871-1952) was born in Ohio and educated at Oberlin Conservatory and College, where he studied under C. I. Scofield. He was a Presbyterian educator and evangelist who is best known for founding the Evangelical Theological College – later renamed Dallas Theological Seminary. He spent most of his life here writing, teaching, and serving as president. He was very influential in promoting and preserving conservative theology and dispensational doctrine.