Samuel Ajayi Crowther

GPTKB entity

Statements (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Hindu_temple
translator
linguist
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Church_Missionary_Society
gptkbp:birthDate 1809
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Osogun,_Nigeria
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._John's_Church,_Aroloya,_Lagos
gptkbp:children gptkb:Samuel_Crowther_Jr.
gptkbp:contribution Promotion_of_education_in_Nigeria
gptkbp:deathDate 1891
gptkbp:education Freetown,_Sierra_Leone
gptkbp:field Education
Linguistics
Theology
Missionary work
gptkbp:honors First African to be consecrated as a bishop in the Anglican Church
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Samuel Ajayi Crowther
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Christianity_in_Nigeria
gptkbp:influenced African_church_leaders
gptkbp:influencedBy Christian_missionaries
gptkbp:knownFor First African bishop of the Anglican Church
gptkbp:language gptkb:Yoruba
English
gptkbp:legacy Pioneer_of_African_Christianity
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Yoruba
Nigerian
gptkbp:notableWork Yoruba Bible
Yoruba Grammar
gptkbp:occupation Bishop
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Lagos,_Nigeria
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Sarah_Crowther
gptkbp:work gptkb:Translation_of_the_Bible_into_Yoruba
Promotion of indigenous leadership in the church
Advocacy for indigenous clergy
Translation_of_hymns_into_Yoruba
Establishment_of_the_Church_of_Nigeria_(Anglican_Communion)
Creation_of_the_Yoruba_dictionary
Cultural_preservation_of_Yoruba_heritage
Development_of_Yoruba_literature
Establishment_of_schools_in_Nigeria
Establishment_of_the_Niger_Mission
Promotion_of_literacy_in_Yoruba_language