Missionary, Author. He wrote of his travels to the South Sea Islands, Tahiti, Hawaii, and the Winward Islands. Born in London, the son of working class parents, he was educated at the London Missionary society, Graduating in 1815. In 1816, he accepted a post to the South Sea Islands. It was around this time, he became a successful historical and botanical author of Polynesia. Perhaps his best work was "Polynesian Researches", which received great reviews from Robert Southey, "The History of Madagascar" (1838) and "The History of the London Missionary Society" (1834). His influence and teachings helped to lay the foundations of christianity in the South Seas.
Missionary, Author. He wrote of his travels to the South Sea Islands, Tahiti, Hawaii, and the Winward Islands. Born in London, the son of working class parents, he was educated at the London Missionary society, Graduating in 1815. In 1816, he accepted a post to the South Sea Islands. It was around this time, he became a successful historical and botanical author of Polynesia. Perhaps his best work was "Polynesian Researches", which received great reviews from Robert Southey, "The History of Madagascar" (1838) and "The History of the London Missionary Society" (1834). His influence and teachings helped to lay the foundations of christianity in the South Seas.
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