John Caird (theologian)
John Caird | |
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| Born | 15 December 1820 Greenock, Scotland |
| Died | 30 July 1898 (aged 77) Greenock, Scotland |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Education | Greenock Academy |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
| Occupation | theologian |
John Caird FRSE (/kɛərd/; 15 December 1820 – 30 July 1898) was a Scottish theologian. He entered the Church of Scotland, of which he became one of the most eloquent preachers. He served as the Principal of the University of Glasgow from 1873 until 1898.
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Life[edit]
He was born in Greenock the son of John Caird of Caird and Co and Janet Young. His younger brother was Edward Caird.
He was educated at Greenock Grammar School, and then attended the University of Glasgow (MA 1845).
After being a minister at Newton-on-Ayr, at Lady Yester's Church, Edinburgh (1847-1849), and at Errol, Perthshire (1849-1857), Caird was transferred to Park Church, Glasgow (1857–62).
In 1862 he became Professor of Divinity at the Glasgow University, and in 1873, following the death of Thomas Barclay,[1] became Principal of the university, a post he held for 26 years, until 1898.[2]
The University of Glasgow made him a Doctor of Divinity in 1860 and the University of Edinburgh awarded him an honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD) in 1884.
A sermon on Religion in Common Life, preached before Queen Victoria, made him known throughout the Protestant world. He wrote An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion (1880), and Spinoza (1888).[3]
Caird delivered the 1892-1896 Gifford Lectures at the University of Glasgow, entitled The Fundamental Ideas of Christianity.
In 1897 he was elected an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
He died in Greenock and is buried in Greenock Cemetery.[2]
Family[edit]
He married Isabella Glover in 1858.
References[edit]
- ^ http://www.gashe.ac.uk:443/isaar/P0348.html
- ^ a b http://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf
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Bayne, Thomas Wilson (1901). . In Lee, Sidney. Dictionary of National Biography, 1901 supplement. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- Attribution
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Cousin, John William (1910). A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature. London: J. M. Dent & Sons. Wikisource
External links[edit]
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Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article Caird, John. |
- Works by or about John Caird at Internet Archive
- Biography and Summary of Gifford Lectures by Dr Brannon Hancock
| Academic offices | ||
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| Preceded by Thomas Barclay |
Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Glasgow 1873 to 1898 |
Succeeded by Professor Robert Story |
- 1820 births
- 1898 deaths
- Principals of the University of Glasgow
- Scottish Calvinist and Reformed theologians
- Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
- 19th-century Scottish people
- People from Greenock
- People educated at Greenock Academy
- Alumni of the University of Glasgow
- Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
- Scottish philosophers
- Philosophers of religion
- Ministers of the Church of Scotland
