Alfred Thomas Bryant
Alfred Thomas Bryant (born February 26, 1865 in London , † June 19, 1953 in Cambridge ) was a British Catholic priest, missionary, Africanist and ethnologist .
He researched the language and culture of the Zulu and other tribes in eastern South Africa . His book about the old times in Zululand and Natal is considered an ethnological classic .
He wrote a Zulu - English dictionary , which is considered the standard work of the Zulu language, a Bantu language .
Works
- A Zulu-English Dictionary , Mariannhill 1905
- Olden Times in Zululand and Natal. Containing the Earlier Political History of the Eastern- Nguni Clans , London 1929
- The Zulu People as they were Before the White Man Came , Pietermaritzburg 1949 (2nd ed. Pietermatritzburg: Shuter & Shooter, 1967)
- Bantu Origins - the people and their language , Cape Town: Struik 1963
- A history of the Zulu and neighboring tribes , Cape Town: Struik 1964
literature
- Isaac Schapera : Review of " Olden Times in Zululand and Natal ". In: Africa. Journal of the International African Institute Vol. 4, July 1931, No. 3, ISSN 0001-9720 , pp. 365-367.
- Eric Steinhauer: Alfred Thomas Bryant. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 19, Bautz, Nordhausen 2001, ISBN 3-88309-089-1 , Sp. 102-103.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Bryant, Alfred Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British missionary, Africanist, ethnologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 26, 1865 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 19, 1953 |
| Place of death | Cambridge |