David Ruhe
David S. Ruhe (January 3, 1913 – September 6, 2005) was a medical doctor, filmmaker, and author who served in various positions within the hierarchy of the Bahá’í Administrative Order, including as a member of the Universal House of Justice, the supreme governing body of the Bahá’í Faith, from 1968 to 1993.
Background[edit]
Having graduated from the Temple University School of Medicine in 1941, David Ruhe would go on to conduct malaria research at the United States Public Health Service where he would eventually become medical director. In l954 he would go to the University of Kansas School of Medicine where became the first professor of Medical Communications.[1]
He made scores of medical films, winning awards for his productions from the Golden Reel, the Venice Film Festival, and the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain. In the course of his work in medical education, he was appointed director of the Medical Film Institute for the Association of American Medical Colleges.[1]
Upon his retirement from the Universal House of Justice in 1993, Ruhe and his wife, Margaret, returned to New York State. They have two sons, Christopher, who is a musician, and Douglas, who at one time co-owned United Press International with fellow Bahá'í William Geissler.
Religious career[edit]
After his conversion to the Bahá'í Faith, in 1941, Ruhe became an active member of the Bahá'í community, serving on numerous Local Spiritual Assemblies and national Bahá'í committees. Elected to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States in 1959, he served as its secretary from 1963 until 1968, when he was elected to the Universal House of Justice. He would serve on that body until retiring in 1993.[1]
Writings[edit]
- Ruhe, David (1983). Door of Hope: The Bahá'í Faith in the Holy Land. Oxford, England: George Ronald Publisher Ltd. ISBN 978-0853981503. Search this book on
- Ruhe, David (1997). Robe of Light: The Persian Years of the Supreme Prophet, Bahá'u'lláh. Oxford, England: George Ronald Publisher Ltd. ISBN 978-0853983552. Search this book on
- Ruhe, David S. (1995). "A New Evolution: Religious Bonding for World Unity". Journal of Bahá’í Studies. the Association for Bahá'í Studies – North America. 06 (04): 45–57. Archived from the original on May 27, 2010. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "David S. Ruhe, 1914–2005". Bahá’í World News Service. September 7, 2005. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
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