William Percival Johnson
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William Percival Johnson (St Helens, Isle of Wight
, 12 March 1854-Liuli, Tanganyika
, October 1928) was an Anglican missionary to Nyasaland
. He translated the Bible into Chinyanja, which was published in 1912. He died at Liuli on what is today the Tanzanian side of Lake Malawi
in 1928.
St Helens, Isle of Wight
St. Helens is a village and civil parish located on the eastern side of the Isle of Wight. The village is based around village greens. This is claimed to be the largest in England but some say the Village Green is the second largest. The greens are often used for cricket matches during the summer...
, 12 March 1854-Liuli, Tanganyika
Tanganyika
Tanganyika , later formally the Republic of Tanganyika, was a sovereign state in East Africa from 1961 to 1964. It was situated between the Indian Ocean and the African Great Lakes of Lake Victoria, Lake Malawi and Lake Tanganyika...
, October 1928) was an Anglican missionary to Nyasaland
Nyasaland
Nyasaland or the Nyasaland Protectorate, was a British protectorate located in Africa, which was established in 1907 when the former British Central Africa Protectorate changed its name. Since 1964, it has been known as Malawi....
. He translated the Bible into Chinyanja, which was published in 1912. He died at Liuli on what is today the Tanzanian side of Lake Malawi
Lake Malawi
Lake Malawi , is an African Great Lake and the southernmost lake in the Great Rift Valley system of East Africa. This lake, the third largest in Africa and the eighth largest lake in the world, is located between Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania...
in 1928.