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About John Colenso
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 that set off intense controversy.
Everything about John Colenso →- Occupation
- mathematician, presbyter, translator, Bible translator
- Position held
- Bishop of Natal, parson
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Born
- January 24, 1814, 1814
- Died
- June 20, 1883, July 20, 1883, 1883