Carey, William - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Carey, William Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,524,375,650 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Carey, William

   Also found in: Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.03 sec.

Carey, William (1761–1834)

English orientalist and missionary. He was one of the founders of the Particular Baptist Society for Propagating the Gospel amongst the Heathen in 1792. In 1793 he went as a missionary to Bengal. He issued Bibles in 26 Indian languages; he also published numerous dialect grammars and dictionaries, as well as editing the Ramayana (1806–10) and William Roxburgh's Flora Medica. He was professor of Sanskrit at Fort William College, Calcutta (1801–30).

Carey was born in Paulerspury, Northamptonshire, and joined the Baptists in 1783, becoming a minister three years later. In 1807 he was made Doctor of Divinity by Brown University in the USA.



How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
 Email
Feedback
?Sign in SSL protected
Email:
Password:
Register

? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
 
Hutchinson browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Hutchinson Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.