John Allen Chau

John Allen Chau
Born(1991-12-18)December 18, 1991[1]
Scottsboro, Alabama, U.S.
DiedNovember 17, 2018(2018-11-17) (aged 26)
North Sentinel Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
Burial placeNorth Sentinel Island
NationalityAmerican
EducationOral Roberts University[2]
OccupationChristian missionary

John Allen Chau (December 18, 1991 – November 17, 2018) was an American evangelical Christian missionary who was killed by the Sentinelese, a tribe in voluntary isolation, after illegally traveling to North Sentinel Island in an attempt to introduce the tribe to Christianity.[3][4]

He was awarded the 2018 Darwin Award.[5]

  1. ^ "Christian Martyr: John Allen Chau". Covenant Journey. November 21, 2018. Archived from the original on December 3, 2019. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  2. ^ Gettleman, Jeffrey; Kumar, Hari; Schultz, Kai (November 23, 2018). "A Man's Last Letter Before Being Killed on a Forbidden Island". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 26, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
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  4. ^ McKirdy, Euan (November 22, 2018). "'You guys might think I'm crazy': Diary of US 'missionary' reveals last days in remote island". CNN. Archived from the original on July 28, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  5. ^ Northcutt, Wendy (August 12, 2022). "2018 Darwin Award: The Missionary Position". Darwin Awards. Retrieved September 21, 2024.