Frederick William Franz

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Frederick William Franz
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Known forPresident of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania
RelativesRaymond Franz (nephew)
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Frederick William Franz (September 12, 1893 – December 22, 1992) was an American religious leader who served as president of the

Nathan H. Knorr as president. He was also a member of the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses, which assumed over-all control of all Jehovah's Witness corporations in 1976.[1]

Early life and education

Franz was born on September 12, 1893, in

Presbyterian Church.[4]

He graduated from

Greek,[1][5] with the intention of becoming a Presbyterian preacher.[4] He knew German and could read Latin, Greek and in later years self-taught Spanish, Portuguese, French and Hebrew.[5][6]

Career

His association with the Bible Students began after he read some of the literature of Charles Taze Russell. He was baptized as a Bible Student on either November 30, 1913,[7] or, in Franz's own account, April 5, 1914.[8]

In 1920, he joined the Watch Tower headquarters staff in

disfellowshipped in 1982 during F. W. Franz's presidency.[13]

Franz continued to contribute to Watch Tower Society literature until his death in 1992 at the age of 99.

Milton G. Henschel
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Role in eschatology

Main article: Eschatology of Jehovah's Witnesses

In 2010, the Watch Tower Society asserted that the "generation" of 1914—regarded by Jehovah's Witnesses as the last generation before the battle of Armageddon—includes persons whose lives "overlap" with "the anointed who were on hand when the sign began to become evident in 1914."[16] In 2015, Franz was cited as an example of one of the last members of the "anointed" alive in 1914, suggesting that the "generation" would include any individuals "anointed" up until his death in 1992 at the earliest.[17]

References

  1. ^ a b Jehovah's Witnesses - Proclaimers of God's Kingdom, Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society, 1993, page 111.
  2. ISBN 9781476610238
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  3. ISBN 9781135960285
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  4. ^ a b c "Looking Back Over 93 Years of Living", The Watchtower, May 1, 1987, page 22-30.
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    ISBN 0-8020-7973-3
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  6. ^ Chryssides, George (2016). "Chapter 7: The Bible". Jehovah's Witnesses: Continuity and Change. Ashgate publishing. Raymond Franz claims that only his uncle [Frederick Franz] had a reasonable knowledge of Greek ... but apparently he self taught himself Hebrew. ... the committee nonetheless succeeded in producing an independent translation of the Bible, which is quite a remarkable achievement.
  7. ^ "Rewarded With the Crown of Life", The Watchtower, March 15, 1993, pages 31, 32.
  8. ^ "Looking Back Over 93 Years of Living", The Watchtower", May 1, 1987, page 25
  9. ^ Walsh vs Honorable James Latham, Court of Session Scotland, 1954, examination of Frederick Franz pp. 5-6
  10. ISBN 009-455940-6
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  11. ^ Michael Marlowe editor, The New World Translation, published online by Bible Research
  12. ISBN 978-1-4303-0100-4
  13. ^ "Witness Under Prosecution", Time, February 22, 1982.
  14. ^ Obituary, The New York Times, December 24, 1992.
  15. ISBN 9780275987121
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  16. ^ "Holy spirit's role in the outworking of Jehovah's purposes". The Watchtower: 10. April 15, 2010.
  17. ^ "Close to the End of This System of Things". Watch Tower Society.
Preceded by President of Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania
June 22, 1977 – December 22, 1992 		Succeeded by
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