William Swan
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1791 – 1866
Who was William Swan?
William Swan was a Scottish missionary in Siberia and one of the translators of the Bible into Mongolian.
Swan's first period in Siberia was relatively successful, working with Edward Stallybrass and Cornelius Rahmn, and preparing the Mongolian Bible. From Siberia he published Letters on Missions which the disappointed book reviewer of the Imperial Magazine found to be edifying, but totally lacking in any local colour from Siberia. In 1831 Swan returned to Britain for publication of the Mongolian Bible and to visit Great Britain and married Hannah Cullen. However when the couple attempted to return to Siberia via Saint Petersburg, Swan was arrested and held until the end of 1833. The Russian government finally suppressed the Protestant Siberian mission in 1840 and expelled the Swans and others.
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