Robert Moffat
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Robert Moffat was a 19th-century Scottish missionary and Bible translator renowned for his pioneering work in southern Africa and for being the father-in-law of explorer David Livingstone.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Robert Moffat canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Bible translator
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Christian missionary ⓘ Presbyterian missionary ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1870 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1817 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | West Norwood Cemetery, London, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child | Mary Livingstone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Scotland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1795-12-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1883-08-09 ⓘ |
| describedBySource | 19th-century missionary records ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scottish ⓘ |
| familyName | Moffat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fatherInLawOf | David Livingstone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Bible translation
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Christian missions ⓘ linguistics ⓘ |
| genre | religious literature ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| influenced | David Livingstone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being father-in-law of explorer David Livingstone
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early missionary work among the Tswana people ⓘ establishing the mission station at Kuruman ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Tswana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | London Missionary Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Protestant missionary movement ⓘ |
| name | Robert Moffat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
pioneering missionary work in southern Africa
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production of the first complete Bible in a Bantu language ⓘ translation of the Bible into Setswana ⓘ |
| notableWork | Missionary labours and scenes in Southern Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
Bible translator
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author ⓘ missionary ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Leigh, Greater Manchester, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence |
Kuruman, Bechuanaland
NERFINISHED
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London, England ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Mary Moffat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translated |
Bible into Setswana
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religious texts into Setswana ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Kuruman, Bechuanaland (now South Africa)
NERFINISHED
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southern Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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