Emma Beard Delaney | |
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Personal life | |
Born | Fernandina Beach | January 18, 1871
Died | October 7, 1922 Fernandina Beach | (aged 51)
Cause of death | Hematuric fever |
Resting place | Bosque Bello Cemetery |
Nationality | American |
Home town | Fernandina Beach, Florida |
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Alma mater | Spelman Seminary |
Known for | Missionary work in Africa |
Other names | Emma B. Delaney, Emma B. Delany, Emma B. De Lany |
Religious life | |
Religion | Christianity |
Denomination | Baptist |
Profession | Teacher |
Senior posting | |
Period in office | 1902 – 1922 |
Emma Beard Delaney (January 18, 1871 – October 7, 1922) was a Baptist missionary and teacher, one of the earliest African-American missionaries from USA who worked in Africa, specifically Liberia and the British Central Africa Protectorate (now Malawi).