hiː wʌz ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌm lˈuːðɚ kˈɑːlɪdʒ ɪn dˈɛkoːɹə ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti, fɹʌm lˈuːðɚ θiːəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl sˈɛmɪnˌɛɹi, ɪn mˌɪniːˈæpəlɪs, mˌɪnɪsˈoʊɾə, ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː ænd fɹʌmðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv ʃᵻkˈɑːɡoʊ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹtiːn.
He was graduated from Luther College in Decorah in 1890, from Luther Theological Seminary, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1893 and from the University of Chicago in 1914.