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Samuel Green

1822 – 1905

English Baptist minister

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About Samuel Green

Lived 1822 – 1905 (aged 82). Samuel Green was a British writer and baptist minister.

Samuel Gosnell Green (20 December 1822 – 15 September 1905) was an English Baptist minister, educator, author, and bibliophile.

Born in Falmouth, Cornwall, Green was the eldest son among the nine children of a Baptist minister and was sent to a private school in Camberwell. After leaving school, he worked in the printing office of John Haddon in Finsbury and then as a tutor until the age of nineteen. He matriculated in 1840 at the Baptist College, Stepney to prepare for the Baptist ministry and graduated in 1843 with a B.A. from the University of London.

Green was the editorial secretary of the Religious Tract Society until 1891. In 1900 the University of St Andrews bestowed upon him the honorary degree of D.D. He was the author of eighteen books.

He married in 1848. His wife died in May 1905 shortly before he died in September 1905 in Streatham. There were three sons and a daughter from the marriage.

Selected publications Biblical and Theological Dictionary. 1840.

Revised and improved edition, 1886

with illustrations by English and foreign artists: with illustrations by Samuel Manning: (Welsh translation, 1882) reviser of

with Joseph Angus:

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Education
University of London
Also known as
Samuel Gosnell Green, Green, Samuel Gosnell

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Samuel Green?

English Baptist minister

When was Samuel Green born?

Samuel Green was born on 20 December 1822 in Falmouth.

When did Samuel Green die?

Samuel Green died on 15 September 1905 in Streatham.

What was Samuel Green's occupation?

Samuel Green was a writer and baptist minister.

What nationality was Samuel Green?

Samuel Green was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Samuel Green

· Wikidata: Q18954558

· DBpedia: Samuel Gosnell Green

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