J. N. Andrews

J. N. Andrews
Personal details
Born
John Nevins Andrews

July 22, 1829
Poland, Maine, U.S.
DiedOctober 21, 1883 (Aged 54)
Basel, Switzerland
SpouseAngeline Stevens
Children4 (3 died of tuberculosis)
OccupationPresident of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, Minister, Missionary

John Nevins Andrews (July 22, 1829 – October 21, 1883) was a Seventh-day Adventist minister, the first official Seventh-day Adventist missionary, writer, editor, and scholar. Andrews University (Michigan, USA), a university owned and operated by the Seventh-day Adventist church, is named after him.[1]

  1. ^ Historical dictionary of Seventh-Day Adventists -2005 Page 21 Gary Land The following year the schools combined as Andrews University, named after John Nevins Andrews, the first official Seventh-day Adventist missionary. In 1974 the undergraduate programs were organized into two schools, the College of Arts ...