Nathan Brown (missionary), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Nathan Brown (missionary)

missionary

Date of Birth: 22-Jun-1807

Place of Birth: New Ipswich, New Hampshire, United States

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1886

Profession: missionary, translator, journalist, lexicographer, Bible translator

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Nathan Brown (Assamese: ????? ??????; 22 June 1807 – 1 January 1886) was an American Baptist missionary to India and Japan, Bible translator, and abolitionist.
He is noted for his works on Assamese language, grammar and script.
In around 1843, based in Sibsagar, he began translating the New Testament into Assamese or Amar Trankôrta Yisu Khristôr Nôtun Niyôm (???? ?????????? ????? ???????? ???? ?????) which he published in 1848.
In 1854, he published another book titled ???????? ????? ??? ??? ?????? meaning roughly Jesus Christ and his Holy Messages.
He also translated prayers alongside his other missionary colleagues.
His work Grammatical Notices of the Assamese Language was published by the American Baptist Mission Press in 1848.
In 1846, with his colleague Oliver Cutter, he published Orunodoi (???????), the first Assamese periodical.
He also published works of contemporary and historical Assamese scholars, to name a few Ôxôm Burônzi (History of Assam, ??? ???????) by Kashinath Phukan in 1844, Kitabôt Mônzôri (Mathematics, in Assamese verse, ?????? ??????) in two parts, Lilawôti and Pôdgônit by Bakul Kayastha in 1845, and Sutiya Burônzi (??????? ???????) in 1850, as well as others.
In Assam, Brown is considered to be a pioneer and champion of the native language and literature.