Burton–Judson Courts (BJ) is a

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located on the

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campus. The

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structure was designed by the Philadelphia architectural firm of

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, and was completed in 1931 at a cost of $1,756,287. Burton–Judson Courts is built around two courtyards that are named after the university's second and third presidents,

Harry Pratt Judson Harry Pratt Judson (December 20, 1849 – March 4, 1927) was an American educator and historian who served as the second president of the University of Chicago from 1907 to 1923. Biography Judson was born at Jamestown, New York and educated at W ...

and

Ernest DeWitt Burton Ernest DeWitt Burton (February 4, 1856 – May 26, 1925) was an American biblical scholar who served as the third president of the University of Chicago from 1923 to 1925. Biography Burton was born in Granville, Ohio and graduated from Denis ...

. Burton-Judson contains six houses: Chamberlin, Coulter, Dodd-Mead, Linn-Mathews, Salisbury, and Vincent. In addition to student rooms, the building contains a library, lounge rooms, and apartments for resident heads and the resident deans.

Notable residents

Otis Brawley Otis Webb Brawley is an American physician and the Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Oncology and Epidemiology at Johns Hopkins University. He served as Chief Medical and Scientific Officer and Executive Vice President of the American Cance ...

, oncologist and executive vice president of the American Cancer Society. *

Misha Collins Dmitri "Misha" Collins "My mom went to Russia when she was in college, and ��she had a boyfriend whose name was Mitya, which she thought was the same as Misha, which it's not. And his real name was Dmitri, so my real name, actually—my birt ...

, actor. * James W. Cronin, Ok Nobel Prize–winning physicist and University of Chicago faculty member. Lived in Vincent House (room 415). *

Philip Glass Philip Glass (born January 31, 1937) is an American composer and pianist. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential composers of the late 20th century. Glass's work has been associated with minimal music, minimalism, being built up fr ...

, Noted composer, lived in Coulter House. *

Tucker Max Tucker Max (born September 27, 1975) is an American author and public speaker. He chronicles his drinking and sexual encounters in the form of short story, short stories on his website ''TuckerMax.com'', which has received millions of visitors ...

, Noted blogger and "fratire" writer. Lived in Mathews House. * Walter Oi, academic and US government economist. *

Ken Ono Ken Ono (born March 20, 1968) is an American mathematician with fields of study in number theory. He is the STEM Advisor to the Provost and the Marvin Rosenblum Professor of Mathematics at the University of Virginia. Early life and education Ono ...

, mathematician. Lived in Dodd-Mead House. * Santa J. Ono, Immunologist, 15th President of University of Michigan and 28th President of University of Cincinnati, 15th President of University of British Columbia. Lived in Dodd-Mead House (room 141a). *

Richard Rorty Richard McKay Rorty (October 4, 1931 – June 8, 2007) was an American philosopher, historian of ideas, and public intellectual. Educated at the University of Chicago and Yale University, Rorty's academic career included appointments as the Stu ...

, American Pragmatist. *

Carl Sagan Carl Edward Sagan (; ; November 9, 1934December 20, 1996) was an American astronomer, planetary scientist and science communicator. His best known scientific contribution is his research on the possibility of extraterrestrial life, including e ...

, Noted astronomer. Lived in Dodd House (room 141). *

Bernie Sanders Bernard Sanders (born September8, 1941) is an American politician and activist who is the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States Senate, United States senator from the state of Vermont. He is the longest-serving independ ...

, United States Senator from Vermont. Lived in Chamberlin House. *

Thomas Sebeok Thomas Albert Sebeok (, ; November 9, 1920December 21, 2001) was a Hungarian-born American polymath,Cobley, Paul; Deely, John; Kull, Kalevi; Petrilli, Susan (eds.) (2011). Semiotics Continues to Astonish: Thomas A. Sebeok and the Doctrine of S ...

, semiotician and linguist. *

Evan Sharp Evan Sharp (born 1982) is an American billionaire Internet entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and chief design and creative officer of Pinterest, a visual discovery engine. He joined the company's board of directors in March 2019. Early life Sha ...

, Co-founder and designer of Pinterest. Lived in Salisbury House. *

George Steiner Francis George Steiner, Fellow of the British Academy#Fellowship, FBA (April 23, 1929 – February 3, 2020) was a Franco-American literary critic, essayist, philosopher, novelist and educator. He wrote extensively about the relationship between ...

,George Steiner, ''Errata: An Examined Life'' New Haven: Yale, 1999, p. 44 Literary and cultural critic. *

Nate Silver Nathaniel Read Silver (born January 13, 1978) is an American statistician, political analyst, author, sports gambler, and poker player who Sabermetrics, analyzes baseball, basketball and Psephology, elections. He is the founder of ''FiveThirty ...

, Statistician and editor-in-chief of FiveThirtyEight. Lived in Vincent House. *

Morgan Saylor Morgan Frances Saylor (born 1994) is an American actress. She is best known for starring as Dana Brody in the Showtime series ''Homeland''. She has also starred in several feature films, including her critically acclaimed portrayal of Leah in t ...

, Actress. Lived in Dodd-Mead House. *

Agnes Callard Agnes Callard (; born 1976) is an American philosopher and an associate professor of philosophy at the University of Chicago. Her primary areas of specialization are ancient philosophy and ethics. She is also noted for her popular writings and wo ...

, Philosopher. Lived in Dodd-Mead House.

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Guide to the University of Chicago Burton-Judson Courts Records 1929-2007
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University of Chicago Special Collections Research Center
Residence halls of the University of Chicago 1931 establishments in Illinois Residential buildings completed in 1931 {{Chicago-struct-stub

Notable residents

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