Andrew Murray Dale
Andrew Murray Dale († May 1, 1919 in Mumbwa , Northern Rhodesia ) was a British colonial administrator and ethnologist . He joined the Ila in 1904 in the service of the British South Africa Company and had the rank of Captain in the British Army .
Dale had served in the Matabele and Bechuanaland campaigns and in the Boer War , he was Assistant Native Commissioner of the Wankie District in Southern Rhodesia for three years (1902–1904) , knew the Tebele language and was also a member of the Tonga on the north bank of the Zambezi traveled.
Dale is best known as the co-author of Edwin William Smith in the work on the Ili-speaking residents of Northern Rhodesia that appeared after his death.
Quote
"Happy Britain to have such sons as he to represent her among the backward races!"
Publications
- with Edwin W. Smith : The Ila-Speaking Peoples of Northern Rhodesia. 2 volumes. London 1920 ( digitized: I , II ); Reprint: University Books, New Hyde Park (NY) 1968
Footnotes
- ^ Smith & Dale: The Ila-Speaking Peoples of Northern Rhodesia. 1968, p. IX
- ^ Smith & Dale: The Ila-Speaking Peoples of Northern Rhodesia. 1968, p. XV
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dale, Andrew Murray |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British colonial administrator and ethnologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 19th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 1, 1919 |
| Place of death | Mumbwa , Northern Rhodesia |