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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instanceOf Bible translator
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
Christian missions
linguistics
genre religious literature
givenName Robert
influenced David Livingstone NERFINISHED
knownFor being father-in-law of explorer David Livingstone
early missionary work among the Tswana people
establishing the mission station at Kuruman
languageOfWorkOrName English
Tswana NERFINISHED
memberOf London Missionary Society NERFINISHED
movement Protestant missionary movement
name Robert Moffat NERFINISHED
notableAchievement pioneering missionary work in southern Africa
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
author
missionary
placeOfBirth Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Leigh, Greater Manchester, England NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
residence Kuruman, Bechuanaland NERFINISHED
London, England
sexOrGender male
spouse Mary Moffat NERFINISHED
translated Bible into Setswana
religious texts into Setswana
workLocation Kuruman, Bechuanaland (now South Africa) NERFINISHED
southern Africa NERFINISHED

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