Samuel Ajayi Crowther, Nigerian bishop and linguist (born 1809)

Samuel Ajayi Crowther

Anglican bishop in Yoruba country (present day Nigeria)

Samuel Ajayi Crowther was a Yoruba linguist, clergyman, and the first African Anglican bishop of West Africa. Born in Osogun, he and his family were captured by Fulani slave raiders when he was about twelve years old. This took place during the Yoruba civil wars, notably the Owu…