Clarence E. Pickett

Clarence Evan Pickett (born October 19, 1884 in Cissna Park , Illinois, † March 17, 1965 in Boise , Idaho) was an American theologian.

Career

Pickett came from a family of Quakers . He studied at Penn College, Iowa, Hartford Theological Seminary, and Harvard . He then served as a chaplain in the Quaker Churches of Toronto and Oskaloosa, as the national secretary of the Young Friends, and as a lecturer in Biblical literature at Earlham College .

From 1929 to 1950 he was Secretary General of the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC). In 1947 he accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo for the organization . In 1958 he took part in various events of the Friends World Committee for Consultation , but then did not pursue their goals any further.

Claus Bernet : Pickett, Clarence Evan. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 32, Bautz, Nordhausen 2011, ISBN 978-3-88309-615-5 , Sp. 1091-1095.

personal data
SURNAME	Pickett, Clarence E.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Pickett, Clarence Evan (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American theologian
DATE OF BIRTH	October 19, 1884
PLACE OF BIRTH	Cissna Park , Illinois
DATE OF DEATH	March 17, 1965
Place of death	Boise , Idaho