Statements (42)
Predicate | Object |
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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 |