James Beaven
James Beaven | |
|---|---|
| 1st Dean of the King's College Faculty of Arts | |
| In office 1844–1853 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Robert Ramsay Wright |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 July 1801 |
| Died | 8 November 1875 (aged 74) |
James Beaven (9 July 1801 – 8 November 1875) was a Church of England clergyman and author,[1] educated and employed in England until accepting an appointment as professor of divinity at King's College, Toronto, in 1843.[1]
Beaven served as the first dean of the King's College Faculty of Arts (which later became the University of Toronto Faculty of Arts and Science) from 1844 to 1850.[2]
Beaven was an accomplished classical scholar and wrote a number of books. Three of these were scholarly sermons. His subjects also included the writings of Cicero and the life and writings of St Irenaeus. A well known book documented a diocesan tour in 1845 by Bishop John Strachan. His Elements of Natural Theology is sometimes regarded as the first philosophical work written in English in Canada.[1]
Beaven and his wife had seven children; one son, Robert, became premier of British Columbia from 1882 to 1883.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Millman, T.R. (1972). "Beaven, James". In Hayne, David (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. X (1871–1880) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
- ^ Brown, Robert Craig (2013). Arts and Science at Toronto: A History, 1827-1990. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 257.
External links
- Biography at the Canadian Encyclopedia
- Papers of James Beaven's daughter, Catherine Beaven, are held by the University of Toronto Archives and Record Management Services.