William Carey (namesake)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/William_Carey_(namesake)

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:human
gptkbp:birthDate	1761-08-17
gptkbp:burialPlace	gptkb:Serampore,_India
gptkbp:children	gptkb:Felix_Carey gptkb:Jabez_Carey gptkb:Jonathan_Carey
gptkbp:commemoratedBy	statues and memorials in India and UK Carey Day (annual celebration)
gptkbp:deathDate	1834-06-09
gptkbp:denomination	gptkb:Baptist
gptkbp:education	self-taught
gptkbp:fieldOfWork	botany education linguistics
gptkbp:foundedIn	gptkb:Baptist_Missionary_Society
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	William Carey (namesake)
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:Hudson_Taylor gptkb:Adoniram_Judson gptkb:David_Livingstone missionary movement
gptkbp:knownFor	work in India founding the modern missionary movement
gptkbp:legacy	gptkb:Carey_Baptist_College gptkb:Carey_College,_Colombo William Carey University (India) William Carey University (USA)
gptkbp:name	gptkb:William_Carey
gptkbp:nationality	British
gptkbp:notableAchievement	published dictionaries and grammars of Indian languages established printing press in Serampore helped abolish sati in India promoted female education in India translated the Bible into Bengali, Oriya, Assamese, Hindi, Marathi, and Sanskrit
gptkbp:notableWork	gptkb:Serampore_College gptkb:Serampore_Mission_Press Bible translation into Bengali
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:missionary gptkb:priest translator
gptkbp:placeOfBirth	gptkb:Paulerspury,_Northamptonshire,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath	gptkb:Serampore,_India
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Charlotte_Emilia_Rumohr gptkb:Dorothy_Plackett
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Carey_Baptist_Grammar_School
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7