Kenneth Crosby ( English Kenneth H. Crosby ; 1904-1998) - British Protestant missionary in Sierra Leone , one of the pioneers of the study of the Mende language , a participant in the translation of the Bible into the Mende language.
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| Kenneth crosby | |
| Date of Birth | 1904 |
| Date of death | 1998 |
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Biography
Born in Brittne Farry , near Neath in South Wales. In 1929 he graduated from the University of London . In 1929 he went to Sierra Leone. In 1931 he got married. In 1939 he defended his thesis on the study of the language of mende .
Publications
- 1944. An Introduction to the Study of Mende. Cambridge University Press.