Charles Freer Andrews, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Charles Freer Andrews

Christian missionary in India, close friend of Mahatma Gandhi

Date of Birth: 12-Feb-1871

Place of Birth: Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 05-Apr-1940

Profession: politician, missionary, Anglican priest, social reformer

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Charles Freer Andrews (12 February 1871 – 5 April 1940) was a priest of the Church of England.
A Christian missionary, educator and social reformer in India, he became a close friend of Mahatma Gandhi and identified with the cause of India's independence.
He was instrumental in convincing Gandhi to return to India from South Africa, where Gandhi had been a leading light in the Indian civil rights struggle. C.
F.
Andrews was affectionately dubbed Christ's Faithful Apostle by Gandhi, based on his initials, C.F.A.
For his contributions to the Indian Independence Movement Gandhi and his students at St.
Stephen's College, Delhi, named him Deenabandhu, or "Friend of the Poor".