Ira Landis

Ira David Landis (12 January 1899 - 27 Februar, 1977) was a Mennonite minister, historian and writer. He was also a farmer in Lititz, PA.

He was editor and heavy contributer of the quarterly Mennonite Research Journal, that was published from April 1960 through October 1977. He was president of the Pennsylvania German Society in 1972. Besides his own works, he also published three editions of the Martyr's Mirror in English.

Works (selection)

• The Missionary Movement among Lancaster Conference Mennonites, Scottdale, PA 1937.
• The Faith of Our Fathers on Eschatology, Lititz, PA 1946.
• I must see Switzerland: With 100 illustrations and maps, Lancaster, PA 1954
• The Lancaster Mennonite Conference: History and Background, Scottdale, PA 1956.
• Old mills in Lancaster County, Lancaster, PA 1964.
• Noah H. Mack: his life and times, 1861-1948, Scottdale, PA 1952, together with Jacob Paul Graybill and J. Paul Sauder.