Elias Riggs
Elias Riggs (November 19, 1810 – January 17, 1901) was an American Presbyterian missionary and linguist.
Elias Riggs | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 November 1810 |
| Died | 17 January 1901 (aged 90) |
| Resting place | Feriköy Protestant Cemetery, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Education | Hanover College; Amherst College; Andover Theological Seminary |
| Occupation(s) | missionary, linguist |
| Employer | American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions |
| Known for | the Translation of the Scriptures into Armenian and Bulgarian |
| Spouse |
Martha Jane Dalzel
(m. 1832; died 1887) |
| Children | eight |
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