John William Burgon
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| - | '''John William Burgon''' (August 21, 1813 - August 4, 1888), [[England|English]] [[Anglicanism#Anglican_divines | Anglican divine]] who become the [[Dean (religion)|Dean]] of [[Chichester Cathedral]] in 1876. He is remembered for his passionate defense of the historicity and Mosaic authorship of [[Genesis]] and of [[Biblical inerrancy]] in general. Burgon is also the only person to have a academic hood shape named after him. | + | '''John William Burgon''' (August 21, 1813 - August 4, 1888)also known as just Dean Burgon, was an[[England|English]] [[Anglicanism#Anglican_divines | Anglican divine]] who become the [[Dean (religion)|Dean]] of [[Chichester Cathedral]] in 1876. He is remembered for his passionate defense of the historicity and Mosaic authorship of [[Genesis]] and of [[Biblical inerrancy]] in general. Burgon is also the only person to have a academic hood shape named after him. |
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
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* [http://www.ccel.org/ccel/burgon/corruption.i.html ''The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels''] at [[CCEL]]. | * [http://www.ccel.org/ccel/burgon/corruption.i.html ''The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels''] at [[CCEL]]. | ||
| + | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_William_Burgon Wikipedia Article on John William Burgon] | ||
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John William Burgon (August 21, 1813 - August 4, 1888)also known as just Dean Burgon, was anEnglish Anglican divine who become the Dean of Chichester Cathedral in 1876. He is remembered for his passionate defense of the historicity and Mosaic authorship of Genesis and of Biblical inerrancy in general. Burgon is also the only person to have a academic hood shape named after him.
Biography
Burgon was born at Smyrna, the son of a Turkey merchant who was a skilled numismatist and afterwards became an assistant in the antiquities department of the British Museum. His mother was Greek.
