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Adoniram Judson

1788 - 1850

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Adoniram Judson (; August 9, 1788 – April 12, 1850) was an American Particular Baptist missionary who worked in Burma for almost 40 years. At the age of 25, Judson was sent from North America to preach in Burma. His mission and work with Luther Rice led to the establishment of the Triennial Convention, the first national Baptist ecclesiastical organization (mainly for missionary work), now called American Baptist Churches USA. Judson was one of the first Protestant missionaries to Burma. He translated the Bible into Burmese and established a number of Baptist churches in Burma. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Adoniram Judson is the 2,815th most popular religious figure (down from 2,631st in 2019), the 7,750th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,885th in 2019) and the 73rd most popular American Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Adoniram Judson ranks 2,815 out of 3,187. Before him are Melchior von Diepenbrock, Paulos Faraj Rahho, Stanisław Nagy, Pertinax of Byzantium, Gerhard von Rad, and Paul Yü Pin. After him are Vincentas Sladkevičius, Gaetano Bedini, John Baptist Wu, Karolina Kózka, Seaxburh of Ely, and Savio Hon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1788, Adoniram Judson ranks 54. Before him are Edwin Atherstone, Kikuchi Yōsai, Mikhail Shchepkin, Tomás de Zumalacárregui, Sir William Hamilton, 9th Baronet, and Carl Ludwig Christian Rümker. After him are Károly Kisfaludy, William Henry Smyth, Charles Robert Cockerell, Sarah Goodridge, Prideaux John Selby, and Sarah Josepha Hale. Among people deceased in 1850, Adoniram Judson ranks 56. Before him are Manuel de la Peña y Peña, Juan Martín de Pueyrredón, Friedrich Robert Faehlmann, Karl Schorn, Valentín Canalizo, and William Kirby. After him are Jean Broc, Giuseppe Giusti, Pedro de Sousa Holstein, 1st Duke of Palmela, and Aaron Alexandre.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Adoniram Judson ranks 7,752 out of 20,380. Before him are Billie Dove (1903), Walter Q. Gresham (1832), William Varley (1880), Robert Charles Wilson (1953), Michael Bishop (1945), and Andrew McCarthy (1962). After him are Katie Eder (1950), Mal Waldron (1925), Richard Hilton (1955), Bob Guccione (1930), Val Avery (1924), and Jennifer Batten (1957).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United States

Among religious figures born in United States, Adoniram Judson ranks 73. Before him are Milman Parry (1902), Elizabeth Ann Seton (1774), Donald Wuerl (1940), Madalyn Murray O'Hair (1919), Emma Smith (1804), and Francis Spellman (1889). After him are Walter Breuning (1896), Mother Angelica (1923), Daniel DiNardo (1949), Adam Maida (1930), William Ellery Channing (1780), and Roger Mahony (1936).

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