William Faunce
William Faunce | |
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9th President of Brown University | |
In office 1899–1929 |
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Preceded by | Elisha Andrews |
Succeeded by | Clarence Barbour |
Personal details | |
Born | Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. |
January 15, 1859
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
Resting place | Swan Point Cemetery Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Brown University |
William Herbert Perry Faunce (15 January 1859 – 31 January 1930) was an American Baptist clergyman and educator.
Biography
William Faunce was born at Worcester, Massachusetts. His father was clergyman Daniel Faunce. He graduated in 1880 at Brown University (where he then taught mathematics for a year), and at 1884 at Newton Theological Seminary, and from 1884 to 1889 was pastor of the State Street Baptist Church of Springfield, Massachusetts. From 1889 to 1899 he was pastor of the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church of New York City, New York, in 1896-97 he lectured in the Divinity School of the University of Chicago, and in 1898-99 he was a member of the board of resident preachers of Harvard University. In 1899 he became president of Brown University; during his administration the endowment of the university was largely increased. He was Lyman Beecher lecturer at Yale University in 1907-08 and was prominent in the work of the Religious Education Association. His writings include numerous contributions, chiefly to religious periodicals, and the volumes The Educational Ideal in the Ministry (1909) and What Does Christianity Mean? (1912).
Faunce died on January 31, 1930, in Providence, Rhode Island, at the age of 71. Later that year, Brown's student center was renamed Faunce House in his honor, at the request of John D. Rockefeller Jr., who contributed $600,000 toward its renovation.[1]
Works
- The Educational Ideal in the Ministry (1908).
- What Does Christianity Mean? (1912).
- The Social Aspects of Foreign Missions (1914).
- The New Horizon of State and Church (1918).
- Religion and War (1918).
- Facing Life (1928).
References
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Attribution
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Further reading
- William H. P. Faunce article, in Martha Mitchell's Encyclopedia Brunoniana[1]
External links
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- William Faunce at Find a Grave
- Works by or about William Faunce in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
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Preceded by | President of Brown University 1899–1929 |
Succeeded by Clarence Barbour |
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