Francis Owen (missionary)

Francis Owen was the first English missionary to the Zulu kingdom, then ruled by King Dingane. He and his household were the only white witnesses to the massacre of Piet Retief and his approximate 80 followers in February 1838 in the Zulu capital of Umgungundlovu. He is also the only European to leave a detailed account of life in the Zulu court and travelling through Natal at that time.^[1]

^ Owen, Francis (1926). The Diary of the Rev. Francis Owen, M.A., missionary with Dingaan in 1837-38. Together with extracts from the writings of the interpreters in Zulu, Messrs. Hulley and Kirkman. Edited by Sir Geo. E. Cory (Publications of the Van Riebeeck Society. vol. 7. ed.). Cape Town, South Africa: Joseph Kirkman.

[Owenjournal-1] Owen, Francis (1926). The Diary of the Rev. Francis Owen, M.A., missionary with Dingaan in 1837-38. Together with extracts from the writings of the interpreters in Zulu, Messrs. Hulley and Kirkman. Edited by Sir Geo. E. Cory (Publications of the Van Riebeeck Society. vol. 7. ed.). Cape Town, South Africa: Joseph Kirkman.

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