John Colenso, British mathematician (died 1883)

John Colenso

Cornish Anglican cleric and mathematician (1814–1883)

John William Colenso was a Cornish cleric and mathematician, defender of the Zulu people, and biblical scholar, who served as the first Bishop of Natal. He was a scholar of the Zulu language. In his role as an Anglican theologian, Colenso is now remembered for views of the Bible…