John Geddie (missionary), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Geddie (missionary)

Scots-Canadian missionary

Date of Birth: 10-Apr-1815

Place of Birth: Banff, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 14-Dec-1872

Profession: missionary, translator, Bible translator

Zodiac Sign: Aries

John Geddie (10 April 1815 – 14 December 1872) was a Scots-Canadian missionary who was known as "the father of Presbyterian missions in the South Seas." He pioneered missionary work in the New Hebrides islands, now known as Vanuatu.
He became Doctor of Divinity in 1866.
On December 14, 1872 he died in Geelong, Australia.