WHITEHEAD, George. 1862 — Halton West, North Yorkshire 3.4.1935. Rev. British Anglican Missionary. From Yorkshire. B.A. 1884 University of London. Ordained deacon 1886 and priest 1887 in Mandalay. From 1886 worked in various positions in Burma, then in the Nicobars in 1912-14 and 1916-21. Constructed Latin alphabet for the Car Nicobar language. Married Miss Hockmeyer.
Publications: A Christian handbook in Burmese. 1909.
– In the Nicobar Islands. 276 p. L. 1924.
– Dictionary of the Car-Nicobarese language. 53+326 p. Rangoon 1925.
– Also wrote on Southern Chin.
Sources: Stray notes in Internet; career until c. 1910 in http://justus.anglican.org/resources/bcp/Muss-Arnolt/part4c.htm.
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