Burchard Villiger
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Burchard Villiger S.J. | |
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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[contradictory] Auw, Canton of Aargau, Switzerland |
| Died | 1903 Woodstock, Maryland |
| Profession | Jesuit priest |
Burchard Villiger, S.J. (1816[contradictory]-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.
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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.