John Geddie | |
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Born | Banff, Scotland | 10 April 1815
Died | 14 December 1872 Geelong, Australia | (aged 57)
Occupation | Presbyterian Missionary |
Years active | 1846–1872 |
Spouse | Charlotte McDonald |
Children | four daughters survived to adulthood (including Charlotte Anne Geddie 1840–1906) and one son |
John Geddie (10 April 1815 – 14 December 1872) was a Scots-Canadian missionary who was known as "the father of Presbyterian missions in the South Seas."[1] He pioneered missionary work in the New Hebrides islands, now known as Vanuatu.[1] He became Doctor of Divinity in 1866.[2] On December 14, 1872, he died in Geelong, Australia.[3]