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Samuel Crowther

Yoruba linguist and the first African Anglican bishop in Nigeria

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Yoruba linguist and the first African Anglican bishop in Nigeria (1809-1891)

Born 1809
Died 1891

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  • Cover of: Grammar of the Yoruba Language

    First published in 2018 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Journals of the Rev. James Frederick Schön and Mr. Samuel Crowther: Who, Accompanied the Expedition up the Niger, in 1841, in Behalf of the Church Missionary Society

    First published in 2018 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Niger Mission : Bishop Crowther's Report of the Overland Journey from Lokoja to Bida, on the River Niger: And Thence to Lagos, on the Sea Coast, from November 10th, 1871 to February 8th, 1872

    First published in 2018 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: A charge delivered on the banks of the river Niger in West Africa

    First published in 1866 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Journal of an Expedition up the Niger and Tshadda Rivers Undertaken by Macgregor Laird in Connection with the British Government In 1854

    First published in 2018 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Grammar and Dictionary of the Yoruba Language: With an Introductory Description of the Country and People of Yoruba.

    First published in 2018 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Gospel on the Banks of the Niger: Journals and Notices of the Native Missionaries Accompanying the Niger Expedition Of, 1857-1859

    First published in 2010 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: A vocabulary of the Yoruba language

    First published in 1843 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The gospel on the banks of the Niger: journals and notices of the native missionaries accompanying the Niger expedition of 1857-1859

    First published in 1859 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Journal of an expedition up the Niger and Tshadda rivers: undertaken by Maegregor Laird in connection with the British Government in 1854.

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  • Cover of: Journal of an expedition up the Niger and Tshadda rivers undertaken by Macgregor Laird in connection with the British Government in 1854

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  • Cover of: A grammar and vocabulary of the Nupe language

    First published in 1864 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: A vocabulary of the Yoruba language

    First published in 1852 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The River Niger: a paper read before the Royal Geographical Society, June 11th, 1877 : and a brief account of missionary operations carried on under the superintendence of Bishop Crowther in the Niger Territory

    First published in 1877 — 1 edition
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We need a photo of Samuel Crowther

Yoruba linguist and the first African Anglican bishop in Nigeria (1809-1891)

Born 1809
Died 1891

Subjects

Description and travel, Grammar, Missions, Niger river, Yoruba language, Dictionaries, English, Africa, description and travel, Africa, discovery and exploration, Africa, west, description and travel, Benue river (cameroon and nigeria), Church of England, English language, Foreign Missions, Glossaries, vocabularies, Indigenous peoples, Niger Expedition (1857-1859), Niger Expedition, 1854, Niger expedition, 1857-1859, Nupe, Nupe language, Scientific expeditions, awa, book search, emi

Places

Niger River, West Africa, Benue River (Cameroon and Nigeria), Nigeria, Niger

People

MacGregor Laird (1808-1861), Macgregor Laird (1808-1861)

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Alternative names

  • Crowther, Samuel
  • Samuel Adjai Crowther
  • Samuel Ajayi Crowther
  • Sammuel Adjai Crowther
  • Samuel Crowther
  • Samuel Adjou Crowther
  • Samuel Ajai Crowther
  • Crowther, Sammuel Adjai bp.

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July 17, 2023 Edited by Tom Morris Fix birth date to match Wikidata
July 17, 2023 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
July 17, 2023 Edited by Tom Morris Normal name order & add brief bio
July 17, 2023 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ids