| LC control no. | n 79094571 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Smith, Edwin William, 1876-1957 |
| Variant(s) | Smith, Edwin W. (Edwin William), 1876-1957 |
| Biography/History note | The Reverend Edwin William Smith was born September 7, 1876 in South Africa. He studied in England at Elmfield College, and returned to Africa as a missionary. He wrote numerous books on African subjects, including language and religion, and has been called the Father of African Studies. |
| Associated country | England Great Britain |
| Associated place | Zambia United States |
| Birth date | 1876-09-07 |
| Death date | 1957-12-23 |
| Place of birth | Aliwal North (South Africa) |
| Place of death | Deal (England) |
| Field of activity | Africa, Central--Languages Ila language |
| Affiliation | Primitive Methodist Church (Great Britain) Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland International African Institute Baila-Batonga Mission |
| Profession or occupation | Clergy Missionaries Linguists Anthropologists |
| Found in | Author's The Ila-speaking peoples of Northern Rhodesia, 1929. A handbook of the Ila language, 2011: t.p. (Edwin W. Smith) p. i (Edwin W. Smith of the Baila-Batonga Mission) My Primitive Methodists website, viewed January 21, 2019 (Smith, Edwin Willim D.D. (1876-1957); born at Aliwal North, South Africa; his father John was a PM minister; in 1902 led the pioneer mission to the Ba-Ila, in Northern Rhodesia; chaplain during WW1; offered and accepted the position of Secretary for Italy of the British and Foreign Bible Society, subsequently was Secretary for Western Europe and then Literary Superindent; on retirement he fostered African studies at Negro College in the United States for 4 years; was president of the Royal Anthropological Institute; a founder of the International African Institute; his degree of Doctor of Divinity was awarded by Toronto University) Wikipedia, German version, January 21, 2019 (Edwin William Smith; died 23 December 1957 in Deal, England; British missionary, ethnologist, linguist, historian and Africanist) |
| Associated language | eng |
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