Tozer, A.W. (Aiden Wilson) (1897-1963)
Place of Birth: Newburg, Pennsylvania
Description: Pastor, author, editor
Childhood: Family moved to Akron (1912); very little education
Christian Work: Held pastorates in West Virginia (1919-22), Toledo (1922-23), Indianapolis (1923-28), Chicago (1928-59), Toronto (1959-63); editor of The Alliance Weekly (1950)
Family: Father of seven children
Literary Study: Library included 40 versions of Bible and writings of church fathers and Christian mystics such as Athanasius, Bernard of Clairvaux, Eckhart, Fenelon, Guyon, Augustine, à Kernpis, Brother Lawrence, Tersteegen, Wesley
Writings: Wrote biography of A.B. Simpson, Wingspread; other writings – Pursuit of God, The Divine Conquest, Keys to the Deeper Life, Born after Midnight, Man-The Dwelling Place of God, That Incredible Christian, The Knowledge of the Holy
Biography: David J. Fant, Jr., A.W. Tozer: A Twentieth Century Prophet, Harrisburg, PA: Christian Publications, 1964
