RELIGIOUS FIGURE

William Cameron Townsend

1896 - 1982

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William Cameron Townsend (July 9, 1896 – April 23, 1982) was an American Christian missionary-linguist and the founder of Wycliffe Bible Translators and the Summer Institute of Linguistics (now SIL Global). Both organisations emphasized the translation of the Bible into minority languages, as well as the development of literacy and bilingual education programs. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Cameron Townsend is the 3,011th most popular religious figure (down from 2,978th in 2019), the 11,174th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,038th in 2019) and the 102nd most popular American Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, William Cameron Townsend ranks 3,011 out of 3,187. Before him are Epiphanius I of Ukraine, Anicetus Bongsu Antonius Sinaga, Joseph-Marie Trịnh Văn Căn, Geoffrey Keating, Anders Wejryd, and Ciarán of Clonmacnoise. After him are En-men-lu-ana, Laurus Škurla, Bassano Staffieri, James Aloysius Hickey, Ludwig Schick, and Lillian Disney.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1896, William Cameron Townsend ranks 264. Before him are Priscilla Dean, Alan Mowbray, V. K. Krishna Menon, Adele Astaire, Herb Drury, and Uberto De Morpurgo. After him are Elliott Nugent, Yip Harburg, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Pavel Antokolsky, R. C. Sherriff, and Louis Fischer. Among people deceased in 1982, William Cameron Townsend ranks 293. Before him are Lamberto Dalla Costa, Cal Tjader, Salomon Bochner, Philip Hall, Sheikh Abdullah, and Otto von Porat. After him are Erik Larsson, Rab Butler, Vivien Merchant, Theo Fitzau, Lester Bangs, and Hugh Marlowe.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Cameron Townsend ranks 11,176 out of 20,380. Before him are Little Willie John (1937), Camilla Belle (1986), Stephen Decatur (1779), Aldo Ray (1926), Peter Goldreich (1939), and Augusta Savage (1892). After him are Beverly Garland (1926), Norvel Lee (1924), Jake Angeli (1988), Henry McMaster (1947), Joe South (1940), and John Schofield (1831).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United States

Among religious figures born in United States, William Cameron Townsend ranks 102. Before him are John McCloskey (1810), Joseph F. Smith (1838), Blanche Barton (1961), Isabella Stewart Gardner (1840), Dan Osman (1963), and Edward Egan (1932). After him are James Aloysius Hickey (1920), Lillian Disney (1899), David Miscavige (1960), Ezra Taft Benson (1899), Peter the Aleut (1800), and John Shelby Spong (1931).

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