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Joseph Gallup Cochran | |
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;_The_Swedish_physician_Dr_Conrad_Gustav_Fagergren_and_the_American_missionary_Joseph_Gallup_Cochran,_pictured_during_their_visit_to_Tehran_in_late_1847.jpg) Conrad Fagergren and Joseph Cochran during their visit to Tehran in late 1847, by Franz Colombari | |
| Born | 5 February 1817 Springville, New York, U.S. |
| Died | 2 November 1871 (aged 64) |
| Resting place | American Mission Graveyard, Seer, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran |
| Alma mater | Amherst College, Union Theological Seminary |
| Occupation(s) | Missionary, Presbyterian minister, theologian, teacher, translator |
| Known for | One of the early American missionaries to Iran |
| Spouse | Deborah Wilson Plumb (m. 1847–1871; death) |
| Children | 8, including Joseph Plumb Cochran |
Joseph Gallup Cochran (1817–1871), was an American Presbyterian missionary to Qajar Iran, as well as a minister, theologian, teacher, and translator of ancient Syriac texts.[1]
- ^ Shavit, David (1988). The United States in the Middle East: A Historical Dictionary. Greenwood Press. p. 73. ISBN 978-0-313-25341-6.