Birthdate: 1809 AD
Birthplace: Osogun, Nigeria
Died: December 31, 1891
Samuel Ajayi Crowther was a Yoruba linguist and clergyman who became the first African Anglican bishop of West Africa. After being freed from slavery by the Royal Navy’s West Africa Squadron, he resettled in Sierra Leone, where he embraced Christianity and adopted an English name. Crowther pursued education in England, eventually becoming ordained as a minister and earning a doctoral degree from Oxford University. Throughout his career, he focused on linguistic studies, translating religious texts into Yoruba and undertaking language projects to advance education and Christianity in West Africa.
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