Samuel Ajayi Crowther
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Samuel Ajayi Crowther was a 19th-century Yoruba linguist, former slave, and pioneering Anglican bishop who led Christian missions and Bible translation efforts in West Africa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Samuel Ajayi Crowther canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglican bishop
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former slave ⓘ linguist ⓘ missionary ⓘ person ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
education of Africans
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indigenous African clergy ⓘ |
| capturedDuring | slave raid in Yoruba land ⓘ |
| consecratedBy | Church of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consecrationDate | 1864 ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | c. 1809 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 31 December 1891 ⓘ |
| denomination | Anglicanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Fourah Bay College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Yoruba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Crowther NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
African linguistics
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Bible translation ⓘ Christian missions ⓘ |
| freedBy | British Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Samuel Ajayi Crowther NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Samuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
first African Anglican bishop in Nigeria
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pioneering Christian missions in West Africa ⓘ translation of the Bible into Yoruba ⓘ |
| language |
English
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Yoruba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Church Missionary Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Yoruba Bible translation
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Yoruba dictionary ⓘ Yoruba grammar ⓘ |
| occupation |
Bible translator
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bishop ⓘ linguist ⓘ missionary ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Osogun ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Lagos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Bishop of the Niger ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Niger River area
NERFINISHED
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West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residedIn |
Lagos
NERFINISHED
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Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasEnslaved | yes ⓘ |
| wroteOn |
Christian theology in African context
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Yoruba language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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