Benjamin Bailey
Benjamin Bailey (* 1791 in Dewsbury , † April 3, 1871 in Shienton , Shropshire ) was an English missionary in Kerala .
Life
In 1815 he was ordained a priest of the Church of England , and in 1816 he moved to Kerala, where he established a missionary station in Kottayam . He introduced the printing press in Kerala in 1821. He was the first to translate and print the Bible in Malayalam . In 1846 he wrote and printed the first English-Malayalam dictionary.
He spent a total of 34 years in South India. He then lived and worked for another twenty years as the dean and pastor of a rural Shropshire parish .
Individual evidence
- ^ The Church Missionary Atlas (India). Adam Matthew Digital, 1896, pp. 95–156 , accessed January 31, 2016 (English, registration required).
- ↑ George Milne Rae: The Syrian Church in India . 1892, p. 388
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bailey, Benjamin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English missionary in Kerala |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1791 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dewsbury |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 3, 1871 |
| Place of death | Shienton , Shropshire |