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Islay Burns

1817 – 1872

British theologian

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About Islay Burns

Lived 1817 – 1872 (aged 55). Islay Burns was a civil servant and theologian.

Islay Burns (1817–1872) was a Scottish theologian and writer.

Life

Burns was born on 16 January 1817 at the manse of Dun in Forfarshire, the son of William Hamilton Burns, parish minister in the Church of Scotland, and his wife Elizabeth Chalmers. The family moved to Kilsyth near Glasgow in his youth.

He received the chief part of his education at the grammar school of Aberdeen, under Dr. James Melvin, a celebrated teacher of Latin, and then studied divinity at Marischal College and University of Aberdeen,

Publications

His chief writings were A Series of Essays on the Tractarian and other Movements in the Church of England, published in the British and Foreign Evangelical Review, History of the Church of Christ, with special reference to the delineation of faith and life, The Pastor of Kilsyth, which is a sketch of the life of his father and a memoir of his brother. A posthumous volume of Select Remains was published in 1874.

Family

He was brother of William Chalmers Burns.

In 1845 he married Catharine Sarah Brown, sister of Prof David Brown; their eight children included Rev Islay Ferrier Burns (1854–1924).

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University of Aberdeen

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Islay Burns?

British theologian

When was Islay Burns born?

Islay Burns was born on 16 January 1817.

When did Islay Burns die?

Islay Burns died on 20 May 1872.

What was Islay Burns's occupation?

Islay Burns was a civil servant and theologian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Islay Burns

· Wikidata: Q6083825

· DBpedia: Islay Burns

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