Researching Edward Burger
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 70 people with the Burger surname? In that year Burger was ranked number 3509 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Edward means "Guardian of prosperity" and is of English origin.
Records of Edward Burger on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Edward Burger and the Burger Family History
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Edward Burger
Edward Bruce Burger (born December 10, 1964) is a mathematician and President Emeritus of Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas. Previously, he was the Francis Christopher Oakley Third Century Professor of Mathematics at Williams College, and the Robert Foster Cherry Professor for Great Teaching at Baylor University. He also had been named to a single-year-appointment as vice provost of strategic educational initiatives at Baylor University in February 2011. He currently serves as the president and CEO of St. David's Foundation.
Burger has been honored as a leader in education and for his innovative work in developing educational and entertaining mathematics electronic textbooks. He has been a keynote speaker, invited special session speaker, or the conference chair at a number of American Mathematical Society, Mathematical Association of America, and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics conferences.
During the late 1980s Burger was featured at a stand-up comedy club in Austin, Texas and also was an 'independent contractor', writing for Jay Leno. Today he has a weekly program on higher education, thinking, and learning produced by NPR's Austin affiliate KUT called Higher ED.
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