William Cameron Townsend

American missionary

Died when: 85 years 288 days (1029 months)
Star Sign: Cancer

William Cameron Townsend (July 9, 1896 – April 23, 1982) was an American Christian missionary-linguist who founded Wycliffe Bible Translators and the Summer Institute of Linguistics (now SIL International), both of which emphasized translation of the Bible into minority languages and the development of literacy and bilingual education programs.

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