STEPANOV, Gurij (Aleksej Ivanovič St.). Čeboksary 3.10.1880 — Gorkij (Nižni Novgorod) 1.11.1937. Russian Ecclesiastic, Mongolian and Tibetan Scholar. Archimandrit, then Archbishop of Russian Orthodox Church. After Kazan Seminary studied 1902-06 at Kazan Spiritual Academy (cand. theol.). Intending to become missionary he concentrated on Mongolian language and Buddhism. In 1909 mag.theol.…
SMITH, Ray Caldwell. 20.7.1872 — India 1922. Rev. U.S. Presbyterian Missionary in India. Son of Rev. George B. Smith (1841–1941) and Anna Elizabeth Caldwell (1842–1906). Studies at San Francisco Theological Seminary. Soon after marriage to India. In 1914 in Fatehpur, then at Landour Language School in Mussoorie. Married 1900 Huetta…
SHIRT, George. Cawthorne, Yorkshire 1843 — Quetta 16.6.1886. Rev. British Missionary in India. Son of the elder George Shirt (1813–1896) and his wife Sarah (1811–1848). Educated at C. M. S. College in London, studies at Cambridge (B.A. 1864). Left for India in 1866 and worked for Church Missionary Society in…
SCOTT, Hugh Robert. 1859 — 1929. Rev. Irish Presbyterian Missionary in India interested in Numismatics. M.A. Dr. Worked as missionary in Rajkot (1883-97) and Surat, Gujarat, until 1928. In 1926 corresponded with Gandhi, had then been 42 years in India. Married with Jeanie Hill Moore (d. 1946). Publications: Gujarati Poetry:…
SCHRÖDER, Dominik. Eiweiler, Saarland 4.9.1910 — Ibid. 25.12.1974. SVD. German Catholic Missionary and Anthropologist in China. Studies in St.Wendel and St.Augustin. Ordained priest 1937. Worked in North-West China in 1938-49, mainly among Monguors (1942-46 in Peking). M.A. 1945 Fujen University, Peking. In 1949 he was forced to return to Europe.…
SAVIDGE, Frederick William (“Sap Upa”). Stretham near Ely, Cambridgeshire 3.5.1862 — London 26/28.9.1936. Rev. British Baptist Missionary in North-East India. Son of Briggs Savidge, a grocer and draper. B.A., Ph.D. Worked as schoolteacher in London. Arrived in India in 1891. Together with his friend J. H. Lorrain he became the…
SÃO MIGUEL, Gaspar de. 1595? — 1647. Father. Born in Portugal. Franciscan priest and missionary in India. Publications: Manuscript works: Arte da lingoa Canarim (lost?); Dictionarium et ars lingua Canarinae; Vocabulario da Lingua Portugues e Canari. – Sintaxis copiosissima na lingoa Bramana e Pollida: a syntax of standard Konkani. 154…
SANTA ANNA (Santana), Francisco Xavier de (Francesco Saverio di Sant’ Anna, lay Raffaello Pescetto). 1771 — Bombay 7.12.1844. Italian Carmelite Missionary and Konkani Scholar in India. Finally titular Archbishop of Sardes and in 1831-44 Apostolic Vicar in Verapoly (Kerala). Both works were published anonymously. Publications: Grammatica ou Observações Grammaticais sôbre…
SANGERMANO, Vincentius (Vincenzo). Arpino, Lazio 22.4.1758 — Arpino (or Leghorn?) 28.7.1819. Father. Italian Barnabite Missionary in Burma, a Scholar of Pāli and Burmese. Became novice in 1774. Sent to Burma in 1782. After brief stay in Ava worked long time in Rangoon as Principal of a missionary school. He knew…
SANDERSON, Daniel. 1810 — 1902. Rev. British Wesleyan Missionary in India. Methodist missionary in Mysore State (Bangalore, Mysore, Tumkur, Gubbi) in 1842-67 (1843-44 in South Africa). Back in the U.K. Director of Richmond Theological College in London. Married with Sarah, a missionary teacher and author, children, i.al. the naturalist George…