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

John Bennie (missionary)

South African missionary

Date of Birth: 26-Oct-1796

Place of Birth: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 09-Feb-1869

Profession: missionary

Nationality: South Africa

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

John Bennie (1796, Glasgow - 9 February 1869, Ciskei) was a Presbyterian missionary and early Xhosa linguist.
In 1816 he became associated with the Glasgow Missionary Society while still in Scotland and sailed to South Africa on the ship Woodlark as a catechist where he carried out his missionary work in the Ciskei.