BURGESS, John William, American edu cator: b. Cornersville, Tenn., 26 Aug. 1844. He was educated at Cumberland University, Leb anon, Tenn., and at Amherst College, Mass., where he was graduated in 1867; studied law, and began to practise in 1869. During this year he was appointed professor of English lit-, erature and political economy at Knox College,. Galesburg, Ill. Two years later he studied in Gottingen, Leipzig and Berlin. On his return in 1874, he became professor of history and political science at Amherst, in 1876 professor of history, political science and international law in Columbia College, and in 1880 professor of constitutional and international history and law. In 1890 he became dean of the faculty of political science; also dean of the faculties of philosophy, pure science and fine arts, holding all of these offices until 1912, when he retired from the active service of the university. In 1906 he became Roosevelt professor of Ameri can history and institutions at Berlin University.
He received the degrees of A.B., M.A. and LL.D. from Amherst College, the degree of LL.D. from Columbia, that of Ph.D. from Princeton, and from the University of Leipzig, Germany, and the degree of Ju.D. from the Uni versity of Berlin. In 1907 he received the order of the Prussian Crown from the Emperor of Germany, and the Albrccht's Order from the King of Saxony. He has published Science and Comparative Constitutional (1890) ; 'The Middle Period of United States History' (1897) ; 'The Civil War and the Con stitution) (1901) ; 'Reconstruction and the Con stitution) (1902) ; (The European War of 1914> (1915) ; 'The Reconciliation of Government and Liberty' (1915) • (The Administration of Rutherford B. Hayes' (1915) ; (America's Re lations to the Great War) (1917), and contri butions to reviews on historical, political and legal topics.