Straube, Carl

Straube, Carl a Lutheran minister of Germany, was born at Berlin, October 27, 1807. After completing his theological studies, he assisted his father in the ministry at Mittenwalde from 1829 to 1835, was then appointed pastor at Werder, in 1856 at Falkenhagen, and died March 2, 1881. Straube was very active in the work of home and foreign missions, and his Reisepsalter has become a household work in the Christian families of Germany. (B.P.)