Howard Schomer

Howard Schomer (June 9, 1915 – June 28, 2001) was a United Nations Commission on Human Rights aide, civil rights activist, scholar, drafter of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and editor-at-large for The Christian Century.[1] He received a B.S. from Harvard College in 1937; a D.D. from the Chicago Theological Seminary in 1954, and was ordained as a minister in the United Church of Christ in 1941. He was assigned to Civilian Public Service for refusing his ministerial exemption from the draft in World War II as a conscientious objector.[2] Schomer was a close associate of Martin Luther King Jr. and remained a civil rights activist for his entire life.

He served as the Chicago Theological Seminary president from (1959–1966).

References
  1. Pace, Eric (2001-07-21). "Howard Schomer, 86, Seminary President.html". The New York Times.
  2. Schomer, Howard. "Howard Schomer papers" (2001). Schomer, Howard, 1915-2001. Papers, 1928-2001.. Harvard Divinity School. Andover-Harvard Theological Library. Manuscripts and Archives Department, Harvard Divinity School. Retrieved 2020-12-17.



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