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 S.J.
4th President of
Santa Clara University
In office
1861–1865
Preceded byFelix Cicaterri, S.J.
Succeeded byAloysius Masnata, S.J.
Personal details
BornMay 14, 1819
Auw, Canton of Aargau, Switzerland
Died1903
Woodstock, Maryland
ProfessionJesuit 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

Citations

  1. Hill 1922, p. 58
  2. Hill 1922, p. 54
  3. Hill 1922, p. 61

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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

External sources

Academic offices
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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