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Crowther was born on June 14, 1880, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, his father also being Samuel Crowther. He was educated at the Friends Select School in Philadelphia and graduated B.S. (1901) and LL.B. (1904) at the University of Pennsylvania .
Samuel Ajayi Crowther (c. 1809 – 31 December 1891) was a Yoruba linguist, clergyman, and the first African Anglican bishop of West Africa. Born in Osogun (in what is now Ado-Awaye , Oyo State , Nigeria), he and his family were captured by Fulani slave raiders when he was about twelve years old. [ 2 ]
Samuel Ajayi Crowther (1809–1891), first African Anglican bishop in Nigeria Samuel Crowther (journalist) (1880–1947), American journalist, writer and biographer Sam Crowther (born 2000), Dutch footballer
The history of the Diocese on the Niger dates back to the Niger expeditions of 1830–1857. After the 1841 expedition, the white missionaries realized that Africa was best evangelized by Africans. This realization led to Samuel Ajayi Crowther being given a prominent role in the mission team to West Africa especially, the Igbo mission.
Townsend was born in Exeter, in Devon, England on December 1, 1815. [1]Ordained in England in 1842, Townsend set off for Sierra Leone with Charles Andrew Gollmer and Samuel Ajayi Crowther, [2] landing there that same year; after working there only a few months, he was transferred to the Yoruba mission. [1]
Hair (1967:12) points out that, for some unknown reason, all his scholarly publications just bear the name 'Samuel Crowther'. — mark 12:37, 16 March 2006 (UTC) There is a character called "Ajayi" in the novel "Walking on Glass" by Iain Banks. The character is imprisoned, and learns English and numerous other languages to try to escape.
Dandeson Coates Crowther [1] Archdeacon Dandeson Coates Crowther (24 September 1844 - 5 January 1938) was a son of Archbishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther [2] and a leader of the Anglican Church in West Africa. He was born in Sierra Leone. [3] He was a part of the Christian Missionary Society (CMS) in 1870 and titled as "Archdeacon" of the Niger Delta ...
Paul Crowther (born 1953), English professor of philosophy; Patricia Crowther (Wiccan) (born 1927), promoter of Wicca religion; Samuel Ajayi Crowther (1809–1891), Nigerian bishop; Stan Crowther (footballer) (1935–2014), English footballer; Stanley Crowther (1925–2013), English politician; Steve Crowther (born 1957), English politician ...