William Macdonald

Religious Author

Birthday January 7, 1917

Birth Sign Capricorn

Birthplace Massachusetts

DEATH DATE Dec 25, 2007 (90)

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About

Prolific writer of Christian-themed books. He also served as President of Emmaus Bible College in Dubuque, Iowa.

Before Fame

He graduated from Tufts College in 1938 and from Harvard University in 1940. He later served in the U.S. Navy and worked as a Boston-based financial analyst.

Trivia

He was associated with an Evangelical Christian movement known as the Plymouth Brethren.

Family Life

He was born in Massachusetts, but he spent a portion of his childhood in Scotland. While living in Scotland, he contracted diptheria, but was reportedly saved from death after God told his uncle that he would live.

Associated With

He and Joyce Meyer both had careers as Christian authors.