About George Percival Bargery
Lived 1876 – 1966 (aged 89). George Percival Bargery was a linguist and missionary.
George Percy Bargery (1 October 1876 – 2 August 1966) was an English missionary and linguist from Exeter, Devon.
Bargery was born in Exeter, where he was educated at Hele's School and Islington College. After attending the University of London, Bargery was ordained with the Church Missionary Society in 1899.
He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1957 Birthday Honours. He returned to England from Nigeria permanently in 1957.
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Who was George Percival Bargery?
British linguist and missionary
When was George Percival Bargery born?
George Percival Bargery was born on 1 October 1876.
When did George Percival Bargery die?
George Percival Bargery died on 2 August 1966.
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George Percival Bargery was a linguist and missionary.
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