Adoniram Judson
JUDSON, Adoniram. b. Maldon, Massachusetts, 9 August 1788; d. at sea on the Indian Ocean (Bay of Bengal), 12 April 1850. Judson, considered by many as the first American foreign missionary, spent almost forty years in Myanmar (Burma) where he translated the Bible into Burmese, published religious tracts in the indigenous language, completed a Burmese grammar, compiled a Burmese-English dictionary (published posthumously), established Baptist churches in Myanmar, and authored several English-language hymn texts.
Early Life
The son of a Congregational minister, Judson displayed a keen intellect in mathematics, science, and a special aptitude for languages. Entering Brown University at the...
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