William Carey (aug 17, 1761 – jun 9, 1834)
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"Founder of the English Baptist Missionary Society (1792), lifelong missionary to India, and educator whose mission at Shrirampur (Serampore) set the pattern for modern missionary work. He has been called the “father of Bengali prose” for his grammars, dictionaries, and translations."-Britannica
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aug 17, 1761
jun 9, 1834
~ 72 years