Burchard Villiger
Burchard Villiger, S.J. (1816-1897) was appointed Santa Clara University's fourth president in 1861 after the presidency of Felix Cicaterri. Burchard Villiger had served as the president of two Jesuit Colleges in the east. During his presidency at Santa Clara University in California United States he had built the Science Building, a Jesuit Residence, and the Facade of the Old Mission Church. He served as president till 1865 which coincided with the Civil War. Later Villiger was rector of the College of the Sacred Heart in Woodstock, Maryland where he died in 1903.
Burchard Villiger | |
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| 4th President of Santa Clara University | |
| In office 1861–1865 | |
| Preceded by | Felix Cicaterri, S.J. |
| Succeeded by | Aloysius Masnata, S.J. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 14, 1819 Auw, Canton of Aargau, Switzerland |
| Died | 1903 Woodstock, Maryland |
| Profession | Jesuit priest |
In 1857, Villiger was appointed president of Washington Seminary (later known as Gonzaga College High School) in Washington, D.C.,[1] succeeding Hippolyte J. De Neckere.[2] His presidency came in an end the following year, and he was succeeded by Charles H. Stonestreet.[3]
References
Sources
- Hill, Owen Aloysius (1922). "Chapter VII: Rev. Burchard Villiger, S.J. (1857–1858)". Gonzaga College, an Historical Sketch: From Its Foundation in 1821, to the Solemn Celebration of Its First Centenary in 1921. Washington, D.C.: Gonzaga College. pp. 58–60. OCLC 1266588. Archived from the original on November 27, 2019. Retrieved November 27, 2019 – via Google Books.
External sources
- University of Santa Clara (1912). University of Santa Clara. University of Santa Clara: a history from the founding of Santa Clara Mission in 1777 to the beginning of the University in 1912. Harvard College Library: University Press. p. 23.
- Mckevitt, Gerald (1979). The University of Santa Clara: A History, 1851-1977 (illustrated ed.). Santa Clara University: Stanford University Press. pp. 52, 65–67, 76, 92, 194, 284, 329, 331, 347, 384. ISBN 9780804710244.
| Academic offices | ||
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| Preceded by Hippolyte J. De Neckere |
President of Washington Seminary 1857–1858 |
Succeeded by Charles H. Stonestreet as President of Gonzaga College |
| Preceded by Felix Cicaterri |
President of Santa Clara University 1861–1865 |
Succeeded by Aloysius Masnata |
| Preceded by Nicholas Congiato |
President of the University of San Francisco 1865–1866 |
Succeeded by Nicholas Congiato |
| Preceded by Felix-Joseph Barbelin |
President of Saint Joseph's College 1893–1896 |
Succeeded by Patrick J. Dooley |
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