Carrington, John F., 1914-1985
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Name (Latin)
Carrington, John F., 1914-1985
Other forms of name
Carrington, John F., -1986
Carrington, John F., d. 1986
Carrington, J. F. (John F.), d. 1986
Date of birth
1914-03-21
Date of death
1986-12-24
Occupation
Linguists
Missionaries
Teachers
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- Guthrie, M. Lingala grammar and dictionary, c1988:t.p. (Dr. John F. Carrington) t.p. verso (Bsc., PhD., missionary, teacher, linguist in Zaire from 1938-1977; d. 1986)
- Talking drums of Africa, 1949:t.p. (J.F. Carrington, B.Sc., Ph.D., Baptist Missionary Society, Yakusu, near Stanleyville, Belgian Congo)
Wikipedia description:
John F. Carrington (21 March 1914 – 24 December 1985) was an English missionary and Bible translator who spent a large part of his life in the Belgian Congo. He became fluent in the Kele language and in the related talking drum form of communication, and wrote a book titled The Talking Drums of Africa.
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