John Zachariah Kiernander
Johann "John" Zachariah Kiernander | |
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| Society for the Promotion of Christian Knowledge Missionary | |
| In office 29 September 1758 – 1787 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 December 1710 Östergötland, Sweden |
| Died | 10 May 1799 (aged 88) Calcutta, India |
| Spouse(s) | ?, ?, Ann Wolley |
| Children | |
| Alma mater | Franckesche Stiftungen |
John Zachariah Kiernander (1711–1799), also known as Johann Zacharias Kiernander, was a Swedish Lutheran missionary in India.[1]
Beth-Tephillah Church founded 1770 by John Zachariah Kiernander, later the Old Mission Church, Calcutta
He was the first Protestant Missionary to establish a base in Bengal. He built the Old Mission Church in Calcutta and founded one of the first printing presses in Calcutta. In 1781, he accused James Augustus Hicky, the editor and publisher of Hicky's Bengal Gazette of libel. He won the trial. He is the author of .
Notes[]
- ^ Edward Cave; John Nichols (1824). The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle. Edw. Cave. pp. 105–10.
External links[]
Media related to Old Mission Church, Calcutta at Wikimedia Commons
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