William Carey
William Carey (born 17 August 1761; died 9 June 1834) was the recorded working language is Bangla and English. The field of work recorded is botany. Employment is recorded with Fort William College.
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William Carey
William Carey: The Shoemaker Who Became the Founder of Modern Missions · Public domain
- Born
- 1761 · Northamptonshire.
- Died
- 1834 · Kolkata.
- Nationality
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Occupation
- botanist · translator · missionary · writer · orientalist
- Fields
- botany
- Known for
- Dialogues and Intended to Facilitate the Acquiring of the Bengali Language · Khasi New Testament
- Languages
- Bangla · English
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William Carey (born 17 August 1761; died 9 June 1834) was the recorded working language is Bangla and English. The field of work recorded is botany. Employment is recorded with Fort William College.
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Carey worked between 1761 and 1834 across botanist, translator, missionary, Bible translator and writer and 1 further recorded occupations. Every statement below returns to a source shown in the evidence panel; where the record is silent or divided, the article says so instead of resolving it.
The recorded working language is Bangla and English. The field of work recorded is botany. Employment is recorded with Fort William College. Works named in the authority record are Dialogues, Intended to Facilitate the Acquiring of the Bengali Language and Khasi New Testament.
William Carey was born on 17 August 1761 in Northamptonshire. Carey held the nationality of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Recorded child: Felix Carey. Carey worked as botanist, translator, missionary and Bible translator, and the authority record catalogues a further 2 occupations under the same name, among them writer and orientalist. Carey was employed by Fort William College (1801). Carey worked in Bangla and English. Carey died on 9 June 1834 in Kolkata. Carey is buried at Serampore Missions Burial Ground.
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1761
William Carey was born on 17 August 1761.
1801
Recorded as employer: Fort William College.
1834
Dies at Kolkata.
1834
William Carey died on 9 June 1834.
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Northamptonshire.
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Kolkata.
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Books and published writings
These are catalogued publications carrying the name — editions and printings, distinct from the works they contain and from writing about the subject. The 2010s are the densest part of the run, with 26 titles, and that concentration is a fact about what the registers have catalogued rather than a judgement on the work itself. A selection is set out below and the complete run may be opened beneath it.
Nettle, an Irish Bouquet, to Tickle the Nose of an English Viceroy; Being a Collection of Political Songs and Parodies, by Scriblerius Murtough o'Pindar. To Which Are Added, the Prophecy, and the Triumph of Freedom
2018
43 editions carry dates between 1792 and 2023
The run opens with Enquiry into the Obligations of Christians to Use Means for the Conversion of the Heathens and closes with Adventures in Tibet
The entries follow Open Library
Enquiry into the Obligations of Christians to Use Means for the Conversion of the Heathens
1792
An enquiry into the obligations of Christians, to use means for the conversion of the heathens
1792
A grammar of the Mahratta language
1805
Critical description of the procession of Chaucer's pilgrims to Canterbury painted by Thomas Stothard respectfully addressed, by permission to General Dowdeswell
1818
Letters from the Rev
An Enquiry Into the obligation of Christians to Use Means for the conversion of the Heathen (facsimile of 1792 edition)
1961
William Carey's Pimlico
1986
An Enquiry
1988
A Dictionary of the Bengali Language (Bengali English)
1993
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43 editions carry dates between 1792 and 2023
The run opens with Enquiry into the Obligations of Christians to Use Means for the Conversion of the Heathens and closes with Adventures in Tibet
The entries follow Open Library
Enquiry into the Obligations of Christians to Use Means for the Conversion of the Heathens
1792
An enquiry into the obligations of Christians, to use means for the conversion of the heathens
1792
A grammar of the Mahratta language
1805
Critical description of the procession of Chaucer's pilgrims to Canterbury painted by Thomas Stothard respectfully addressed, by permission to General Dowdeswell
1818
Letters from the Rev
An Enquiry Into the obligation of Christians to Use Means for the conversion of the Heathen (facsimile of 1792 edition)
1961
William Carey's Pimlico
1986
An Enquiry
1988
A Dictionary of the Bengali Language (Bengali English)
1993
Grammar of the Punjabee Language
2001
Enquiry into the obligations of christians, to use means for the conversion
2010
Conversion of the Heathens
2011
Means for the Conversion of the Heathens
2011
Jesus in Cowboy Boots
2013
Dictionary of the Bengalee Language Volume 2
2013
Grammar of the Sungskrit Language
2013
Dictionary of the Bengalee Language 2 Volume Set in 3 Pieces
2013
Dictionary of the Bengalee Language
2013
Grammar of the Sungskrit Language 2 Volume Set
2013
Dictionary of the Mahratta Language
2013
Beautiful Killing
2014
Dictionary of the Bengalee Language: Volume 1
2014
Dictionary of the Bengalee Language: Volume 2, Part 1
2014
Grammar of the Sungskrit Language: Volume 1
2014
Grammar of the Sungskrit Language: Volume 2
2014
Inquiry into the Obligation of Christians to Use Means for the Conversion
2015
Dictionary of the Bengalee Language: Volume 2, Part 2
2015
Flora Indica, Or Descriptions Of Indian Plants, Volume 3
2015
Flora Indica, Or, Descriptions of Indian Plants, Volume 2
2015
Enquiry into the Obligations of Christians
2017
A Ghost Walking Through a Dream
2017
Nettle, an Irish Bouquet, to Tickle the Nose of an English Viceroy; Being a Collection of Political Songs and Parodies, by Scriblerius Murtough o'Pindar. To Which Are Added, the Prophecy, and the Triumph of Freedom
2018
Garo Jungle Book
2018
Enquiry into the Obligations of Christians to Use Means for the Conversion of the Heathens (Hardcover)
2018
William Carey an Enquiry into the Obligations of Christians {Revival Press Edition}
2019
Building with Old Stones
2022
Holy Ghost Gifts
2022
Supplement to the Vindication of the Calcutta Baptist Missionaries, Occasioned by Dr. [W.] Carey's 'thirty-Two Letters', Dr
Marshman's 'reply to the Rev
John Dyer' and Mr
John Marshman's 'review'
2023
Flora Indica, or Descriptions of Indian Plants; Volume 1
2023
Grammar of Telinga Language
2023
Adventures in Tibet
2023
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Bibliothèque nationale de France authority file 12466649tBibliothèque nationale de France
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GND (German National Library) authority file 118667106GND (German National Library)
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IdRef (French universities) authority file 033851182IdRef (French universities)
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Library of Congress authority file n79065143Library of Congress
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National Library of Australia authority file 35943886National Library of Australia
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Bibliothèque nationale de France authority file 12466649t
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GND (German National Library) authority file 118667106
institutional register · Unverified · GND (German National Library)
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IdRef (French universities) authority file 033851182
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Library of Congress authority file n79065143
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National Library of Australia authority file 35943886
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q312948: William Carey
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The authorities additionally record the headings W. Carey and Carey. His recorded languages were Bangla and English. His recorded confession was Reformed Baptists. He married Charlotte Emilia Carey. One child is recorded: Felix Carey. Work and production. Works recorded as notable number 2: Dialogues, Intended to Facilitate the Acquiring of the Bengali Language and Khasi New Testament.
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