J. N. Andrews

J. N. Andrews
Personal details
Born
John Nevins Andrews

July 22, 1829
Poland, Maine, U.S.
DiedOctober 21, 1883(1883-10-21) (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 and co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. He was 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.