Elias Riggs | |
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| 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 |
Elias Riggs (November 19, 1810 – January 17, 1901) was an American Presbyterian missionary and linguist.[1][2][3]
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Who's Whowas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Schaff, Philip; Jackson, Samuel Macauley, eds. (1887). "RIGGS, Elias D.D.". Encyclopedia of Living Divines and Christian Workers of All Denominations in Europe and America. New York: Funk & Wagnalls, Publishers. p. 181.
- ^ Stowe, David M. (1998). "RIGGS, Elias". In Anderson, Gerald H. (ed.). Biographical Dictionary of Christian Missions. New York: Macmillan Reference USA. pp. 570-571.