peoples were resettled in Sierra Leone. In Sierra Leone, Ajayi adopted an English name of Samuel Crowther, and began his education in English. He adopted Christianity...
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Ajayi Crowther University (also known as ACU) is a private, faith-based university located in Oyo State, Nigeria. Ajayi Crowther University, was founded...
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Archdeacon Dandeson Coates Crowther (24 September 1844 - 5 January 1938) was a son of Archbishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther and a leader of the Anglican Church...
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Samuel Crowther may refer to: Samuel Ajayi Crowther (1809–1891), first African Anglican bishop in Nigeria Samuel Crowther (journalist) (1880–1947), American...
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diseases and which is reported in the diary of fellow traveller Samuel Ajayi Crowther, mentioned again in the next chapter). Around 1850, the explorer...
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Evangelism of Nigeria, Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther, who also doubled as the first black slave cum bishop. Office, Ajayi Crowther. "Anglican Communion: Diocese"...
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Paul Crowther (born 1953), English professor of philosophy Patricia Crowther (Wiccan) (born 1927), promoter of Wicca religion Samuel Ajayi Crowther (1809–1891)...
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Sierra Leone, like many Yorubas, such as Samuel Ajayi Crowther (his distant cousin) and others. He later met Samuel Johnson, whose name he gave to his son...
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first translation of the Bible into Yoruba in the late 1800s by Samuel Ajayi Crowther controversially adopted traditional Yoruba names, such as "Olodumare/Olorun"...
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Nigerian triple jumper Samuel Ajayi Crowther, (1809–1891) Nigerian clergy Nathan Ajayi, Art teacher in Heartstopper "Àjàyí". www.yorubaname.com. Retrieved...
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and King's College, London. He was a junior associate of Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther, whose second daughter, Abigail, he married in 1854. Macaulay died...
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Charles Longley, the then Archbishop of Canterbury consecrated Rev Samuel Ajayi Crowther Bishop for the Niger mission, thus becoming the first African Bishop...
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was one of the sons of Ojo Oriare while Abigail Crowther was the daughter of Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther, a descendant of King Abiodun. Thomas Babington...
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(1466–1536) Juan de Mal Lara (1524–1571) Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther (c. 1809–1891) Elias Lönnrot (1802–1884) Samuel Adalberg (1868–1939) Dimitrios Loukatos...
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Dominions' or 'Diocese of the Niger' with Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther as the bishop. At Crowther's death in 1891, the diocese was merged with the Lagos...
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such a close relationship with Queen Victoria that she and Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther were the only Lagos indigènes the Royal Navy had standing orders...
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in the 19th century in terms of the academic prowess of Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther (1807–1891). Although religion is often first in Yoruba culture...
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Prince Dapo Abiodun and Engr. Noimot Salako Oyedele (a native of Ota). Taiwo Ajayi Lycett amongst others. The festival has also been chaired by a number of...
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expanded their operations and travelled further inland. In 1864, Samuel Ajayi Crowther became the first African bishop of the Anglican Church. In 1885...
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politician Sikiru Ayinde Barrister, musician Abdulfatai Buhari, senator Samuel Ajayi Crowther, priest and historian Sunday Akin Dare, journalist and politician...
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and 1857, Samuel Ajayi Crowther produced a primer for the Igbo language in 1857, written in the Isuama dialect. A revised edition of Crowther's primer was...
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protagonist, Samuel Ajayi Crowther. Helon Habila, reviewing Yorùbá Boy Running in The Guardian (London), writes: "The fictional Crowther's story, as well...
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Blaize Henry Rawlingson Carr G.B.A. Coker Mohammed Shitta Bey Samuel Ajayi Crowther J.P.L. Davies Sara Forbes Bonetta Davies Adegboyega Edun Christiana...
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Church of Nigeria Samuel Ajayi Crowther (c. 1809 - 1891), Yoruba linguist and first African Anglican Bishop of West Africa Samuel Johnson Seth Kale Anthony...
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the only European-style university in west Sub-Saharan Africa. Samuel Ajayi Crowther was the first student to be enrolled. Fourah Bay College soon drew...
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native African leadership. Following the installation of Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther, a black African leader of the Anglican Church and translator of...
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with support from Charles MacCarthy, the governor of Sierra Leone. Samuel Ajayi Crowther was the first student to be enrolled at Fourah Bay. Fourah Bay College...
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was able to appraise critically and with resignation, Samuel Ajayi Crowther, a hero to Ade Ajayi. His style of rigorous research presented new pathways...
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Church of Christ was established in Lagos. Five years earlier, Samuel Ajayi Crowther had become the first African bishop of the Anglican Church. The...
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mission field; for instance, they appointed Samuel Ajayi Crowther as the first Anglican Bishop of the Niger. Crowther, a liberated Yoruba slave, had been educated...
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