Author: Olaf Elias Brandt
Alternate names: O. E. Brandt; Dr. Olaf E. Brandt; Brandt, Olaf Elias, 1862-
Born: 19 February 1862
Died: 20 February 1940
Bio: Theology professor, vice president of Luther Theological Seminary in St. Paul, MN, and ordained minister of the Norwegian Lutheran Church of America (NLCA)*. Named by Norway's King Haakon VII in 1924 a Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav. Born near Oconomowoc, WI; his death at 78 in Minneapolis, MN, was reported by the Associated Press and carried in the New York Times.

Source: AP/NYT obit (see link below) and Wikipedia.

*In 1946, the NLCA would change its name to the Evangelical Lutheran Church (ELC). In 1960, it joined with German and Danish Lutheran churches to form the American Lutheran Church (ALC). In 1988, the ALC joined other Lutheran churches to form the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). [Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_(United_States) ]