Robert Maunsell | |
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Born | |
Died | 19 April 1894 | (aged 83)
Nationality | Irish |
Occupation | Missionary |
Spouse | Susan Cherry Pigott |
Robert Maunsell (24 October 1810 – 19 April 1894) was a New Zealand missionary, linguist and translator. He was born in Milford, near Limerick, Ireland on 24 October 1810. [1] [2]
Robert Maunsell joined the Church Missionary Society and arrived in the Bay of Islands in 1835 and was appointed to Te Waimate mission, [3] and he was sent to established the Manukau mission station that same year; [4] where he operated a school. [5] [6] From 1849 to 1865 he worked at Te Kohanga Mission near Port Waikato, [7] [8] [9] including during the Invasion of the Waikato, which was the response of the colonial government to the Kingitanga Movement. [10]
After 1844 the Rev. Robert Maunsell worked with William Williams on the revision of the translation of the Bible into the Māori language. [11] [12] William Williams concentrated on the revision of the New Testament; Maunsell worked on the revision of the Old Testament, portions of which were published in 1840 with the full translation completed in 1857. [3] [4]
In 1845 the Book of Common Prayer was translated by a committee comprising William Williams, Robert Maunsell, James Hamlin and William Puckey. [13]
He was Archdeacon of Waitemata from 1868 to 1870; [14] and then Archdeacon of Auckland until 1883.
He died on 19 April 1894 at Parnell, New Zealand. [1]
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Robert Maunsell | |
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Born | |
Died | 19 April 1894 | (aged 83)
Nationality | Irish |
Occupation | Missionary |
Spouse | Susan Cherry Pigott |
Robert Maunsell (24 October 1810 – 19 April 1894) was a New Zealand missionary, linguist and translator. He was born in Milford, near Limerick, Ireland on 24 October 1810. [1] [2]
Robert Maunsell joined the Church Missionary Society and arrived in the Bay of Islands in 1835 and was appointed to Te Waimate mission, [3] and he was sent to established the Manukau mission station that same year; [4] where he operated a school. [5] [6] From 1849 to 1865 he worked at Te Kohanga Mission near Port Waikato, [7] [8] [9] including during the Invasion of the Waikato, which was the response of the colonial government to the Kingitanga Movement. [10]
After 1844 the Rev. Robert Maunsell worked with William Williams on the revision of the translation of the Bible into the Māori language. [11] [12] William Williams concentrated on the revision of the New Testament; Maunsell worked on the revision of the Old Testament, portions of which were published in 1840 with the full translation completed in 1857. [3] [4]
In 1845 the Book of Common Prayer was translated by a committee comprising William Williams, Robert Maunsell, James Hamlin and William Puckey. [13]
He was Archdeacon of Waitemata from 1868 to 1870; [14] and then Archdeacon of Auckland until 1883.
He died on 19 April 1894 at Parnell, New Zealand. [1]
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