Burchard Villiger
Joseph Burchard Villiger[1] SJ (May 14, 1819[2] - November 5, 1902 (aged 83)[3]) 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.
Burchard Villiger | |
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| 4th President of Santa Clara College | |
| In office 1861–1865 | |
| Preceded by | Felix Cicaterri |
| Succeeded by | Aloysius Masnata |
| 3rd President of the St. Ignatius College | |
| In office 1865–1866 | |
| Preceded by | Nicholas Congiato |
| Succeeded by | Nicholas Congiato |
| 5th President of Saint Joseph's College | |
| In office 1868–1893 | |
| Preceded by | Felix-Joseph Barbelin |
| Succeeded by | Patrick J. Dooley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 14, 1819 Auw, Aargau, Switzerland |
| Died | November 5, 1902 (aged 83) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
In 1857, Villiger was appointed president of Washington Seminary (later known as Gonzaga College High School) in Washington, D.C.,[4] succeeding Hippolyte J. De Neckere.[5] His presidency came in an end the following year, and he was succeeded by Charles H. Stonestreet.[6]
He retired to his Church of the Gesú of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where he died on November 5, 1902.[3]
Washington and Maryland
Villiger became the president of the Washington Seminary, later known as Gonzaga College High School, on August 15, 1857,[7] succeeding Hippolyte J. De Neckere.[8] Villiger's tenure was short-lived, lasting only nine months, because on April 25, 1858, he was named to succeed Charles H. Stonestreet as the provincial superior of the Jesuit Maryland Province,[4] and Stonestreet replaced him as president.[9]
Villiger's term as provincial came to an end on November 28, 1859, with the arrival of Felix Sopranis as the Jesuit visitor for North America.[10]
Santa Clara College
On May 21, 1861, Villiger arrived at Santa Clara College, succeeding Felix Cicaterri as its president. He found the school $30,000 in debt,[11] equivalent to $860,000 in 2020.[12]
Saint Joseph's College
Villiger Hall opened in 2012 as a student dormitory named in his honor.[13]
References
Citations
- Villiger 1903, p. 70.
- Villiger 1903, p. 66.
- 1906, p. 181.
- Hill 1922, p. 58
- Hill 1922, p. 54
- Hill 1922, p. 61
- Hill 1922, p. 58
- Hill 1922, p. 56
- Hill 1922, p. 61
- Ramspacher 1962, p. 301
- University of Santa Clara: A History 1912, p. 11
- 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved January 1, 2020.
- Villiger Hall Opens Doors to Class of 2016 2012, p. 3
Sources
- "Father of Jesuits at Door of Death". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 1, 1900. p. 14.
- 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.
- Love, Thomas J. (September 1941). "The Evolution of St. Joseph's College". Records of the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia. 52 (3): 161–173. JSTOR 44209395.
- Ramspacher, Joseph H. (July 1962). "Major Superiors in the Northern United States" (PDF). Woodstock Letters. 91 (3): 300–303. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 11, 2020. Retrieved April 24, 2021 – via Jesuit Archives.
- University of Santa Clara: A History, from the founding of Santa Clara Mission in 1777 to the beginning of the University in 1912. Santa Clara, California: University Press. 1912. OCLC 5528343.
- "Villiger Hall Opens Doors to Class of 2016". Saint Joseph's University Magazine. Summer 2012. Archived from the original on April 24, 2021. Retrieved April 24, 2021 – via Issuu.
- Villiger, Burchard (1 September 1903). "AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF FATHER BURCHARD VILLIGER". Woodstock Letters. 32 (1): 51–81. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- "BOOKS OF INTEREST TO OURS; Memoir of the Life of Rev. Burchard Villiger of the Society of Jesus, by Rev. John J. Ryan, S.J. Published by the Rector of the Gesu, Philadelphia, Pa. 324 pp". Woodstock Letters. 35 (1): 130–131. 1 April 1906. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
Further reading
- 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.
- Ryan, John J. (1906). Memoir of the life of Rev. Burchard Villiger of the Society of Jesus. Philadelphia: F. McManus. OCLC 611267265.
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