Jim Elliot

Jim Elliot
Born(1927-10-08)October 8, 1927
DiedJanuary 8, 1956(1956-01-08) (aged 28)
Curaray River, Ecuador
EducationBenson Polytechnic H.S.
(1941–45)
Wheaton College
(1945–49)
SpouseElisabeth Elliot
ChildrenValerie Elliot
Parent(s)Fred Elliot
Clara Elliot
Ecclesiastical career
ReligionChristianity
ChurchPlymouth Brethren[1]

Philip James Elliot (October 8, 1927 – January 8, 1956) was an American Christian missionary and one of five people killed during Operation Auca, an attempt to evangelize the Huaorani people of Ecuador.

  1. ^ "Papers of Philip James Elliot – Collection 277". Billy Graham Center Archives. Retrieved 21 February 2010.