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Dr. Charles Lynn Pyatt (February 25, 1886—November 19, 1960) was an American Christian minister, author and academic who served as Dean of the College of Bible (now Lexington Theological Seminary) in
Lexington, Kentucky Lexington is a city in Kentucky, United States that is the county seat of Fayette County, Kentucky, Fayette County. By population, it is the List of cities in Kentucky, second-largest city in Kentucky and List of United States cities by popul ...
. Born in
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, he was educated at
Transylvania University Transylvania University is a private university in Lexington, Kentucky. It was founded in 1780 and was the first university in Kentucky. It offers 46 major programs, as well as dual-degree engineering programs, and is accredited by the Southern ...
, where he received his A.B. degree in 1911 and A.M. degree in 1912. Then he attended
Yale Divinity School Yale Divinity School (YDS) is one of the twelve graduate and professional schools of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Congregationalist theological education was the motivation at the founding of Yale, and the professional school has ...
where he was awarded his Bachelor of Divinity Degree in 1913. Later he attended
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and there received a Doctor of Theology degree in 1915. He was affiliated with the
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. Pyatt died in 1960 in Fayette County, Kentucky and is buried in the
Lexington Cemetery Lexington Cemetery is a private, non-profit rural cemetery and arboretum located at 833 W. Main Street, Lexington, Kentucky. The Lexington Cemetery was established in 1848 as a place of beauty and a public cemetery, in part to deal ...
. {{DEFAULTSORT:Pyatt, Charles Lynn 1886 births 1960 deaths Transylvania University alumni Harvard Divinity School alumni Yale Divinity School alumni American Disciples of Christ Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) clergy