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)
Wikipedia description:
John Theodore Bendor-Samuel (9 June 1929 – 6 January 2011) was an evangelical Christian missionary and linguist who furthered Bible translation work into African languages, as well as making significant contributions to the study of African linguistics. Amongst his friends and colleagues he was widely known by his initials, JBS. He had an instrumental role in the founding of Wycliffe Bible Translators UK; the West Africa Linguistics Society and the Forum of Bible Agencies International. He pioneered SIL International's work in several countries in West Africa.
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