American Ceylon Mission

GPTKB entity

Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:missionary
gptkbp:activePeriod 19th century
early 20th century
gptkbp:ceased_operations early 20th century
gptkbp:country gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:American_Board_of_Commissioners_for_Foreign_Missions
gptkbp:foundedIn 1816
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Jaffna
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label American Ceylon Mission
gptkbp:languageOfWork gptkb:Tamil
English
gptkbp:legacy influence on education in northern Sri Lanka
promotion of women's education in Sri Lanka
gptkbp:location gptkb:Jaffna_Peninsula
gptkbp:notableFor printing presses
establishing schools
medical missions
translation of the Bible into Tamil
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Jaffna_College
Uduvil Girls' College
Batticotta Seminary
gptkbp:purpose Christian missionary work
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Protestant_Christianity
gptkbp:targetAudience Tamil population
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jaffna_College
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6