Ernest DeWitt Burton (1856–1925) was an Americanbiblical scholar, born in Granville, Ohio. He graduated from Denison University in 1876 and from Rochester Theological Seminary in 1882, and studied in Germany at Leipzig and Berlin, then taught at the seminaries in Rochester and Newton (1882-1892). He became head of the department of New Testament literature and interpretation at the University of Chicago, and in 1897 became editor of the American Journal of Theology. With [[Shailer Matthews he wrote Constructive Studies in the Life of Christ (1901) and Principles and Ideals of the Sunday School (1903), and with J. M. P. Smith and G. B. Smith Biblical Ideas of Atonement(1909). He also published: The Bible (From Greek βιβλια—biblia, meaning books, which in turn is derived from βυβλος—byblos meaning papyrus, from the ancient Phoenician city of Byblos which exported papyrus) is the sacred scripture of Christianity. ... Granville is a village located in Licking County, Ohio. ... Denison University is a private liberal arts and sciences college in Granville, Ohio, approximately 30 miles (50 km) east of Columbus. ... [] (Sorbian/Lusatian: Lipsk) is the largest city in the Federal State (Bundesland) of Saxony in Germany. ... For other uses, see Berlin (disambiguation). ... John 21:1 Jesus Appears to His Disciples--Alessandro Mantovani: the Vatican, Rome. ... The University of Chicago is a private university located principally in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. ... The Atonement is the central doctrine of Christianity: everything else derives from it. ...
Burton planned to spend his last years completing several lengthy research projects, but his life took another abrupt turn in 1923 when he was asked to succeed Harry Pratt Judson as president of the University.
Burton also initiated comprehensive studies of the colleges and graduate programs, with an eye to improving both their curriculum and administration.
Burton did not live to see his plans completed, but he set the stage for an important new period of growth and experimentation at the University.
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