| LC control no. | n 79029750 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Crowther, Samuel, 1806?-1891 |
| Variant(s) | Crowther, Samuel Adjai, Bp., 1806?-1891 Crowther, Samuel Ajai, 1806?-1891 Crowther, Samuel Ajayi, 1806?-1891 Crowther, S. A. (Samuel Ajayi), 1806?-1891 |
| Associated country | Nigeria Sierra Leone Great Britain |
| Birth date | 1806~ |
| Death date | 1891-12-31 |
| Place of death | Lagos (Nigeria) |
| Field of activity | Yoruba language Linguistics Yoruba (African people)--Missions |
| Affiliation | Church of England Church Missionary Society |
| Profession or occupation | Clergy Missionaries Bishops Linguists |
| Found in | BL auth. file, 10 Feb. 2012 (hdg.: Crowther, Samuel, 1809-1892) ODNB online, 10 Feb. 2012 (Samuel Ajayi Crowther (c. 1807-1891) bishop of western Africa and linguistic scholar, was born of Yoruba parents at Oshogun, in the south-west of Nigeria, died 31 Dec. 1891, Lagos) Encyclopaedia Britannica online, viewed Nov. 1, 2016 (Samuel Crowther; in full Samuel Ajayi Crowther, also spelled Adjai or Ajai; first African to be ordained by the Church Missionary Society; consecrated bishop of the Niger territory in 1864; sold into slavery at age 12, rescued by a British cruiser and landed at Sierra Leone, where he was educated in a mission school and baptized; went to Church Missionary College in London in 1842; missionary in Yoruba country 1843-1851) Omode ẹrú-kunrin ti o di biṣọpu, tabi, Itan Samuel Ajayi Crowther, 1951: page [3] (Biṣọpu S.A. Crowther, D.D.) Wikipedia, Nov. 6, 2024 (Samuel Ajayi Crowther. Samuel Crowther (c. 1809 - 31 December 1891) was a Yoruba linguist, clergyman, and the first African Anglican bishop of West Africa. Born in Osogun (in what is now Ado-Awaye, Oyo State, Nigeria), he and his family were captured by Fulani slave raiders when he was about twelve years old. In Sierra Leone, Ajayi adopted an English name of Samuel Crowther, and began his education in English. He studied languages and was ordained as a minister in England, where he later received a doctoral degree from Oxford University. He prepared a Yoruba grammar and translation of the Anglican Book of Common Prayer into Yoruba, also working on a Yoruba version of the Bible, as well as other language projects. Crowther was selected to accompany the missionary James Schön on the Niger expedition of 1841.) Enc. Britannica online, viewed Nov. 6, 2024 (Samuel Crowther, African bishop, scholar and translator. Samuel Crowther (born c. 1809, Oshogun, Yoruba region [Nigeria], died December 31, 1891, Lagos, Southern Nigeria) was the first African to be ordained by the Church Missionary Society. After accompanying several expeditions to the Niger, he devoted the rest of his life to administrative and evangelistic duties in his newly created diocese of the Niger territory.) |
| Associated language | eng yor |
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