Robert Maunsell

Robert Maunsell (24 October 1810–19 April 1894) was a New Zealand missionary, linguist and translator. He was born in Milford, County Limerick, Ireland on 24 October 1810.[1]

Robert Maunsell arrived in the Bay of Islands in 1835[2] and he was sent to established the Manukau mission station that same year.[3]

After 1844 the Rev. Robert Maunsell worked with William Williams on the translation of the Bible into the Māori language.[4] William Williams concentrated on the New Testament; Maunsell worked on the Old Testament, portions of which were published in 1840 with the full translation completed in 1857.[2][3]

He was Archdeacon of Waitemata from 1868 to 1870;[5] and then of Auckland until 1883.

References

  1. ↑ Nathan, Judith Morrell. "Robert Maunsell". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved December 2011.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Transcribed by the Right Reverend Dr. Terry Brown Bishop of Malaita, Church of the Province of Melanesia, 2008 (10 November 1858). "Untitled article on Maori Bible translation". The Church Journal, New-York. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Rogers, Lawrence M. (1973). Te Wiremu: A Biography of Henry Williams. Pegasus Press.
  4. ↑ Williams, William (1974). The Turanga journals, 1840–1850. F. Porter (Ed) Wellington,. p. 44.
  5. ↑ TEARA

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