Jules Louis Prevost
Encyclopedia
Jules Louis Prevost was an American Episcopal
missionary to Alaska
, a linguist and translator, and a professor of the history of medicine at the Temple University School of Medicine
.
Prevost studied at the Philadelphia Divinity School, receiving his B.D. degree in 1890, and was ordained to the diaconate by Bishop Ozi W. Whitaker. After ordination to the priesthood in 1891, he traveled to Fort Adams on the Yukon River
in Alaska, arriving in August, 1891.
Prevost printed the first newspaper in the interior of Alaska, the Yukon Press, beginning on January 1, 1893. On furlough to the United States in 1894, he married Anna Louise Demonet and studied at the New York School of Pharmacy. He translated portions of the Book of Common Prayer
into the Upper Koyukon language
, along with hymns and other texts.
Prevost served as postmaster at Tanana
, and left Alaska permanently in 1906. Following his return to the United States, Prevost served as rector of St. Ambrose's Church, Philadelphia, and received a degree in medicine from Temple University Medical School in 1909. He continued as a lecturer until 1929, when he accepted a call to St. Andrew's Church, Panama City, Florida
.
Episcopal Church (United States)
The Episcopal Church is a mainline Anglican Christian church found mainly in the United States , but also in Honduras, Taiwan, Colombia, Ecuador, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, the British Virgin Islands and parts of Europe...
missionary to Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
, a linguist and translator, and a professor of the history of medicine at the Temple University School of Medicine
Temple University School of Medicine
The Temple University School of Medicine , located on the Health Science Campus of Temple University in Philadelphia, PA, is one of 7 schools of medicine in Pennsylvania conferring the doctor of medicine degree. It also confers the Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in biomedical sciences.The 2011 U.S...
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Prevost studied at the Philadelphia Divinity School, receiving his B.D. degree in 1890, and was ordained to the diaconate by Bishop Ozi W. Whitaker. After ordination to the priesthood in 1891, he traveled to Fort Adams on the Yukon River
Yukon River
The Yukon River is a major watercourse of northwestern North America. The source of the river is located in British Columbia, Canada. The next portion lies in, and gives its name to Yukon Territory. The lower half of the river lies in the U.S. state of Alaska. The river is long and empties into...
in Alaska, arriving in August, 1891.
Prevost printed the first newspaper in the interior of Alaska, the Yukon Press, beginning on January 1, 1893. On furlough to the United States in 1894, he married Anna Louise Demonet and studied at the New York School of Pharmacy. He translated portions of the Book of Common Prayer
Book of Common Prayer
The Book of Common Prayer is the short title of a number of related prayer books used in the Anglican Communion, as well as by the Continuing Anglican, "Anglican realignment" and other Anglican churches. The original book, published in 1549 , in the reign of Edward VI, was a product of the English...
into the Upper Koyukon language
Koyukon language
Koyukon is an Athabaskan language spoken along the Koyukuk and middle Yukon River in western interior Alaska. It has about 300 speakers - generally older adults bilingual in English - from an ethnic population of 2,300....
, along with hymns and other texts.
Prevost served as postmaster at Tanana
Tanana
Tanana may refer to:* Tanana, Alaska* Tanana River* Tanana languages* Lower Tanana* Upper Tanana* Tanana * Frank Tanana baseball player...
, and left Alaska permanently in 1906. Following his return to the United States, Prevost served as rector of St. Ambrose's Church, Philadelphia, and received a degree in medicine from Temple University Medical School in 1909. He continued as a lecturer until 1929, when he accepted a call to St. Andrew's Church, Panama City, Florida
Panama City, Florida
-Personal income:The median income for a household in the city was $31,572, and the median income for a family was $40,890. Males had a median income of $30,401 versus $21,431 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,830...
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External link
- Service Book in the Dialect of the Qlīyukuwhūtana Indians: Portions of the Book of Common Prayer in Upper Koyukon (1908) translated by Prevost, digitized by Richard Mammana