Geert Egberts Boer was the docent of what became

Calvin College Calvin University, formerly Calvin College, is a private Christian university in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Founded in 1876, Calvin University is an educational institution of the Christian Reformed Church and stands in the Reformed (Calvinist) ...

Grand Rapids Grand Rapids is a city and county seat of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 198,917 which ranks it as the second most-populated city in the state after Detroit. Grand Rapids is the ...

, Michigan, from 1876 to 1902. Boer was born in

Roderwolde Roderwolde is a village in the Netherlands and is part of the Noordenveld municipality in Drenthe. History Roderwolde is a road village which was established during the early middle ages for the excavation of peat. It was first mentioned in 1139 ...

, in the NetherlandsGeert Boer, Heritage Hall, Calvin College
/ref> and graduated in 1864 from the theological school in Kampen. Afterwards he joined the ministry. In 1873, Boer was called to Grand Rapids, Michigan and in 1876, the Synod of the Christian Reformed Church appointed him the first professor of their newly established theological school. Using his own books and a curriculum modeled on the one used in Kampen, Boer opened the school which later became Calvin Theological Seminary and its offshoot Calvin College. Boer is also noted for encouraging the growth of Christian primary education. In 1986, the Boer-Bennink residence hall was opened in Calvin College named after Boer because of his significant contributions to Christian education, the Christian Reformed Church, and Calvin College.Boer-Bennink Hall, Residence Life, Calvin College
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Boer, Geert Egberts Presidents of Calvin University 1832 births 1904 deaths People from Noordenveld