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Evander Bradley McGilvary Ph.D. (July 19, 1864–September 11, 1953) was an American philosophical scholar, born in Bangkok to American Presbyterian missionaries, the Rev. Daniel McGilvary and Mrs. Sophia McGilvary. He came to the United States to study, graduating from Davidson College (N.C.) in 1884 and from Princeton University ( A.M.) in 1888. In 1891, he returned to northern Thailand to join his parents in the 
His exploits included a fellowship at Princeton Theological Seminary; the translation into northern Thai of '' Matthew,'' '' Luke,'' '' John,'' and the ''
Laos Mission
The Laos Mission (also, North Laos Mission, North Siam Mission) was founded in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand by the Rev. Daniel McGilvary and Mrs. Sophia McGilvary in April 1867. It was established as a mission of the Board of Foreign Missions, Pre ...
of the Presbyterian Church USA. Although assigned to translate the Bible into northern Thai, McGilvary was soon embroiled in a denominational controversy over biblical inerrancy. In the wake of the 1893 heresy trial of Charles Augustus Briggs
Charles Augustus Briggs (January 15, 1841 – June 8, 1913), American Presbyterian (and later Episcopalian) scholar and theologian, was born in New York City, the son of Alanson Briggs and Sarah Mead Berrian. He was excommunicated from the Presby ...
, whose views on Scripture he agreed with,"The Case of Evander McGilvary" in Herb Swanson, ''Khrischak Muang Nua'', http://www.herbswanson.com/_get.php?postid=45#evander_case, Accessed December 12, 2013 McGilvary resigned from the Laos Mission in 1894 and returned to the United States. For five years, he taught at the University of California where he received the degree of Ph.D. in 1897.
His exploits included a fellowship at Princeton Theological Seminary; the translation into northern Thai of '' Matthew,'' '' Luke,'' '' John,'' and the ''Acts of the Apostles
The Acts of the Apostles ( grc-koi, Πράξεις Ἀποστόλων, ''Práxeis Apostólōn''; la, Actūs Apostolōrum) is the fifth book of the New Testament; it tells of the founding of the Christian Church and the spread of its messag ...
''; serving as Sage professor of ethics at Cornell University in 1899; serving as professor of philosophy
Philosophy (from , ) is the systematized study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, reason, knowledge, values, mind, and language. Such questions are often posed as problems to be studied or resolved. Some ...
at the University of Wisconsin–Madison (1905); being president of the Western Philosophical Society in 1910-1911; and serving as president of the American Philosophical Association in 1912–1913.
See also
*American philosophy
American philosophy is the activity, corpus, and tradition of philosophers affiliated with the United States. The ''Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy'' notes that while it lacks a "core of defining features, American Philosophy can nevert ...
* List of American philosophers
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:McGilvary, Evander Bradley Princeton University alumni 1864 births 1953 deaths American translators American philosophers Cornell University faculty Evander Bradley McGilvary Translators to Thai Presbyterian missionaries in Thailand American Presbyterian missionaries American expatriates in Thailand Missionary linguists