Nathanael Burwash

Nathanael Burwash, from The New Student's Reference Work. File links

Reverend Nathanael Burwash (July 25, 1839 – March 30, 1918) was a Canadian Methodist minister and university administrator.

He was born at St. Andrews, Lower Canada (now Saint-André-Est, Quebec) in 1839. He graduated in 1859 from Victoria College which was then located in Cobourg, Ontario and was ordained in 1864. He later studied at Yale and the Garrett Biblical Institute.

In 1866 he was appointed professor of natural history and geology at Victoria College. In 1873 he became dean of theology there, and in 1887 he became president of Victoria University, the new name of Victoria College. He participated in the discussions which led to Victoria College's relocation from Cobourg to Toronto and its federation with the University of Toronto.

He was also a participant at each general conference of the Methodist Church from 1874 to 1894.

Burwash Hall was named in his honour.

He wrote several books, including a biography of Egerton Ryerson.

Books

• Burwash, N. Wesley's doctrinal standards, published by W. Briggs and C.W. Coates circa 1881.
• Burwash, N. The history of Victoria College Toronto : Victoria College Press, 1927. (published after Burwash's death) xviii, 571 p., [7] leaves of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
• Burwash, N. and Reynar, A. H. (Alfred Henry). Egerton Ryerson Parkman ed. Toronto : Morang, 1906. 303 p. : port. ; 23 cm.

External links

• New Student's Reference work
• Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online

References

• Van Die, Marguerite. An evangelical mind : Nathanael Burwash and the Methodist tradition in Canada, 1839-1918. Kingston, Ont. : McGill-Queen's University Press, 1989. viii, 280 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. (McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion 1181-7445 3) ISBN 0773506950

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Date of birth	July 25, 1839
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Date of death	March 30, 1918
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