Elias Riggs
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Elias Riggs (November 19, 1810 – January 17, 1901) was an American Presbyterian missionary and linguist.[1][2][3]
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Elias Riggs | |
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Born | (1810-11-19)19 November 1810 |
Died | 17 January 1901(1901-01-17) (aged 90) |
Resting place | Feriköy Protestant Cemetery, Istanbul, Turkey |
Education | Hanover College; Amherst College; Andover Theological Seminary |
Occupation(s) | missionary, linguist |
Employer | American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions |
Known for | the Translation of the Scriptures into Armenian and Bulgarian |
Spouse |
Martha Jane Dalzel
(m. 1832; died 1887) |
Children | eight |
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