Background
Burnham, Sylvester was born on February 1, 1842 in Exeter, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Edwin and Alice (Dennett) Burnham.
Burnham, Sylvester was born on February 1, 1842 in Exeter, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Edwin and Alice (Dennett) Burnham.
Bachelor of Arts, Bowdoin, 1862, Master of Arts, 1865, Doctor of Divinity, 1885. South.T.D., Colgate, 1918. Graduate Newton Theological Institution, 1873.
Student university of Heidelberg, Göttingen, Leipzig, at various times.
Miriam (Mistress William A. Meyers). ordained Baptist ministry, 1873. Pastor Amherst, Massachusetts, 1873-1874. Teacher Greek and German, Worcester (Massachusetts) Academy, 1874-1875.
Professor Semitic languages and Old Testament interpretation, 1875-1918, dean, 1893-1910, Theological Seminary of Colgate University.
Retired 1918.
Member Society Biblical Literature and Exegesis, American Philological Association, Council of 70 of America Institute Sacred Literature.
Married Miriam M. Tucker, June 28, 1876.