Isaac Grout Bliss
Made the first of the Bible translations into Kurdish
About Isaac Grout Bliss
Lived 1822 – 1889 (aged 66–67). Isaac Grout Bliss was an American translator and bible translator.
Isaac Grout Bliss (1822–1889) was a missionary and agent of the American Bible Society (ABS) in the Near East. He made the first of the Bible translations into Kurdish.
Bliss was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. He attended Andover and graduated from Amherst College in 1844.
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Who was Isaac Grout Bliss?
Made the first of the Bible translations into Kurdish
When was Isaac Grout Bliss born?
Isaac Grout Bliss was born in 1822.
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Isaac Grout Bliss died in 1889.
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Isaac Grout Bliss was a translator and bible translator.
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Isaac Grout Bliss was American.
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