About James Beaven
Lived 1801 – 1875 (aged 74). James Beaven was a theologian.
James Beaven (9 July 1801 – 8 November 1875) was a Church of England clergyman and author, educated and employed in England until accepting an appointment as professor of divinity at the University of Toronto, in 1843.
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.
Beaven and his wife had seven children; one son, Robert, became premier of British Columbia from 1882 to 1883.
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Who was James Beaven?
Canadian priest
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James Beaven was born on 9 July 1801.
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James Beaven died on 8 November 1875.
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James Beaven was a theologian.
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