Bendor-Samuel, John
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Name (Latin)
Bendor-Samuel, John
Other forms of name
Bendor-Samuel, J. T. (John Theodore)
Bendor-Samuel, John Theodore
Samuel, John Bendor-
Bendor-Samuel, John T
Samuel, John T. Bendor-
Date of birth
1929-06-09
Date of death
2011-01-06
Associated country
Brazil
Ghana
Great Britain
Nigeria
Peru
Field of activity
African languages
Niger-Congo languages
Occupation
Missionaries
Linguists
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- Indigenous languages of the Niger-Benue confluence region, 198-:page 7 (Bendor-Samuel, J.T., in bibliographic citation)
- Language standardization in Africa, 1991:page 249 (John T. Bendor-Samuel; contribution: Language standardization and current S.I.L. research) page 263 (John BENDOR-SAMUEL, Summer Institute of Linguistics, Studley Green, High Wycombe, U.K.)
- Wikipedia, Dec. 2, 2015(John Bendor-Samuel; John Theodore Bendor-Samuel; evangelical Christian missionary and linguist who furthered Bible translation work into African languages, made significant contributions to the study of African linguistics; b. 9 June 1929 in Worthing, Britain; instrumental in the founding of Wycliffe Bible Translators UK, the West Africa Linguistics Society (founded by him in 1965), and the Forum of Bible Agencies; he pioneered SIL International's work in several countries in West Africa; went to Peru in 1955 with new wife, where they worked with SIL International; moved to Mato Grosso, Brazil in 1958; from 1961 the Bendor-Samuels spent 20 years in Africa, first in Ghana then Nigeria, returning to the UK for three months each year to run the SIL training course; in his last years he worked in SIL's Africa archives; d. Jan. 6, 2011 following car accident, Studley Green, Buckinghamshire, age 81)
- The Niger-Congo languages, c1989:CIP t.p. (John Bendor-Samuel) data sheet (b. 6-9-29)
- LC data base 12-19-88(hdg.: Bendor-Samuel, John)