Andrew Ewbank Burn (17 January 1864 – 28 November 1927) was an English clergyman in the Church of England, Dean of Salisbury from 1920 until his death in 1927.[1]

Born in Bareilly on 17 January 1864 and educated at Charterhouse[2] and Trinity College, Cambridge,[3][4] Andrew Burn was ordained into the priesthood in 1888.[5] His first posts were curacies at St Cuthbert, Bensham[6] and St Andrew, Auckland[7] after which he was Rector of Kynnersley, Rural Dean of Edgmond, a Prebendary of Lichfield Cathedral[8] and an Honorary Chaplain to the King[9] before his elevation to the Deanery. An eminent theologian, he died on 28 November 1927.

His son in law was later Bishop of Madras.

Works

  • Niceta of Remesiana, His Life and Works, 1905
  • The Athanasian Creed and its early Commentaries, 1906
  • The Crown of Thorns, 1911
  • The Council of Nicaea: a memorial for its sixteenth centenary, 1926

References

  1. ↑ Obituary The Very Rev A.E. Burn, Dean Of Salisbury. Scholar And Pastor. The Times Tuesday, 29 Nov 1927; pg. 18; Issue 44751; col B
  2. ↑ "Who was Who"1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
  3. ↑ "Burn, Andrew Ewbank (BN882AE)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  4. ↑ The Times, Saturday, 2 Feb 1889; pg. 5; Issue 32612; col B University Intelligence. Oxford, Feb. 1
  5. ↑ The Times, Tuesday, 29 May 1888; pg. 6; Issue 32398; col F Ordinations Durham
  6. ↑ "Details of church". Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
  7. ↑ Genuki Archived 18 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ The Times, Wednesday, 2 Jun 1909; pg. 6; Issue 38975; col E Ecclesiastical Intelligence
  9. ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory1921/22 Oxford, OUP1921


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