Edwin Munsell Bliss
American Congregationalist Christian missionary and author
About Edwin Munsell Bliss
Lived 1848 – 1919 (aged 70–71). Edwin Munsell Bliss was a missionary, pastor and author.
Edwin Munsell Bliss (September 12, 1848 – August 6, 1919) was an American Congregationalist Christian missionary and author.
Life Edwin Munsell Bliss was born in 1848, in Erzurum (then part of the Ottoman Empire). His father, Isaac Grout Bliss, was a missionary of the American Bible Society, known for making the first Kurdish-language translation of the Bible. His mother was Eunice (née Day) Bliss.
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Who was Edwin Munsell Bliss?
American Congregationalist Christian missionary and author (1848-1919)
When was Edwin Munsell Bliss born?
Edwin Munsell Bliss was born in 1848 in Erzurum.
When did Edwin Munsell Bliss die?
Edwin Munsell Bliss died in 1919.
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Edwin Munsell Bliss was a missionary, pastor and author.
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