John Davidson (minister)
John Davidson (1834 – 22 July 1881) was a Presbyterian minister and academic.[1]
Life
Davidson was born in
Walter Watson Hughes agreed to endow the University of Adelaide with £20,000 for two professorships, he stipulated that Davidson should fill the first chair of English Language and Literature and Mental and Moral Philosophy.[2]
Accordingly, when the university was constituted, in 1874, Davidson assumed the duties of the position. He died on 22 July 1881.
Family
Davidson left a widow
References
- ^ a b
Walker, R. B. "Davidson, John (1834–1881)". ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ^ a b c d Mennell, Philip (1892). . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
- ISBN 978-1-86254-656-1.
