Robert Henry Codrington
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Robert Henry Codrington was a 19th-century Anglican missionary and ethnographer known for his pioneering studies of Melanesian languages and cultures.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Robert Henry Codrington canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Anglican priest
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ethnographer ⓘ human ⓘ linguist ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity |
19th century
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early 20th century ⓘ |
| clergyOfDiocese | Anglican Diocese of Melanesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1830-09-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1922-09-11 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Charterhouse School
NERFINISHED
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Wadham College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Melanesian Mission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Codrington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Christian missions
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Melanesian languages ⓘ anthropology of Melanesia ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| influenced | later anthropological studies of Melanesia ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Dictionary of the Language of Mota
NERFINISHED
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The Melanesians: Studies in Their Anthropology and Folk-Lore NERFINISHED ⓘ pioneering studies of Melanesian cultures ⓘ pioneering studies of Melanesian languages ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Church of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| middleName | Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Robert Henry Codrington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Grammar of the Language of Mota
NERFINISHED
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Dictionary of the Language of Mota NERFINISHED ⓘ The Melanesians: Studies in Their Anthropology and Folk-Lore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
Anglican priest
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ethnographer ⓘ linguist ⓘ missionary ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Wroughton, Wiltshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Chideock, Dorset, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | head of the Melanesian Mission ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| religiousOrder | Society for the Propagation of the Gospel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studied |
Melanesian religious beliefs
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Melanesian social organization ⓘ Mota language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedIn |
Banks Islands
NERFINISHED
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Melanesia NERFINISHED ⓘ Solomon Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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