
David Griffiths
Also known as
Griffiths, David
David Griffiths (20 December 1792 – 21 March 1863), was a Welsh Christian missionary and translator in Madagascar. He translated the Bible and other books into the Malagasy language. The Malagasy Bible of 1835 was among the first Bibles to be printed in an African language. — Wikipedia
Born 1792-12-20
Died 1863-03-21
Identifiers
- VIAF19331977
- WikidataQ5234415
- ISNI0000000052569195
- Open LibraryOL1945710A
Top Subjects
- Madagascar (2)
- Missions (1)
- Persecution (1)
- Christian martyrs (1)
- Madagascar -- History (1)
Books by David Griffiths
Total count: 3
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The persecuted Christians of Madagascara series of interesting occurrences during a residence at the capital from 1838 to 1840, extracted from the correspondence of the Rev. David Griffiths, late missionary to the island : addressed to his wife and printed at the request of her friendsC. Hedgman1841-01-01
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Hanes Madagascarneu grynodeb o hanes yr ynys, ei chynyrch, ei masnach, ac ansawdd ei thrigolion, yn nghyda'u harferiadau creulon, a'u heilunaddoliaeth ffiaidd, hefyd hanes y genadaeth, yn ei llwyddiant a'i haflwyddiant, yn nghyda'u herledigaethau a'u merthyrdodau, o'r dechreuad yn 1818, hyd 1843R. Jones1843-01-01
A grammar of the Malagasy languagein the Ankova dialect.Printed by E. Pite1854-01-01