Samuel Dyer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Samuel Dyer

Missionary in China

Date of Birth: 20-Feb-1804

Place of Birth: Greenwich, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 24-Oct-1843

Profession: missionary, translator, Bible translator

Nationality: Malaysia

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Samuel Dyer (???, 20 February 1804 – 24 October 1843) was a British Protestant Christian missionary to China in the Congregationalist tradition who worked among the Chinese in Malaysia.
He arrived in Penang in 1827.
Dyer, his wife Maria, and their family lived in Malacca and then in Singapore.
He was known as a typographer for creating a steel typeface of Chinese characters for printing to replace traditional wood blocks.
Dyer's type was accurate, aesthetically pleasing, durable, and practical.