John William Burgon

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* [http://www.deanburgonsociety.org/DeanBurgon/whowasdb.htm Who Was Dean John William Burgon?] Article by the Dean Burgon Bible Society
* [http://www.deanburgonsociety.org/DeanBurgon/whowasdb.htm Who Was Dean John William Burgon?] Article by the Dean Burgon Bible Society
* [http://www.ccel.org/b/burgon/ Bio of Dean Burgon] Article by Christian Classics Ethereal library - includes links to online books by Burgon.
* [http://www.ccel.org/b/burgon/ Bio of Dean Burgon] Article by Christian Classics Ethereal library - includes links to online books by Burgon.
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* [http://www.archive.org/stream/johnwilliamburg00goulgoog "John William Burgon, late dean of Chichester : a biography with extracts from his letters and early journals, Vol. 1"] by Edward Meyrick Goulburn, 1892
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* [http://www.archive.org/details/johnwilliamburg02goulgoog "John William Burgon, late dean of Chichester : a biography with extracts from his letters and early journals, Vol. 2"] by Edward Meyrick Goulburn, 1892
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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]].

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John William Burgon called "Dean" Burgon
John William Burgon called "Dean" Burgon

John William Burgon (August 21, 1813 - August 4, 1888) also known as just Dean Burgon, was an English 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.

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