Henry Martyn

(1781-1812)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Martyn, Henry, 1781-1812 NRA: Martyn Henry (1781-1812) Missionary DNB: Martyn, Henry (1781-1812), missionary and translator LBT ID: HeMarty1812 VIAF ID: 64842594 LOC ID: n85250713	B/BAP: 1781-02-18 DIED: 1812-10-16
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English missionary and translator, educated at St. John's College, Cambridge; he translated scripture into Hindustani and Persian. He was a friend of Cyrus Redding.
REFERENCES TO Henry Martyn: Redding, Cyrus, 1785-1870, Fifty Years’ Recollections, Literary and Personal, with Observations on Men and Things. 3 vols (London: Charles J. Skeet, 1858) Chapter I. Found 1: ¶ 18