Samuel Dyer
Missionary, Deceased Person
1804 – 1843
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Who was Samuel Dyer?
Samuel Dyer 台約爾, 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 finally 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.
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- Born
- Feb 20, 1804
Greenwich - Spouses
- Children
- Religion
- Congregational church
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Died
- Oct 24, 1843
Macau
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on July 23, 2013
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