Samuel Dyer | |
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 Missionary to the Chinese | |
| Born | 20 February 1804 Greenwich, England |
| Died | 24 October 1843 (aged 39) |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Maria Dyer (née Tarn) |
| Parent(s) | John Dyer Eliza Seager |
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| Traditional Chinese | 台約爾 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 台约尔 | ||||||||
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Samuel Dyer (Chinese: 台約爾, 20 February 1804 – 24 October 1843) was a British Protestant Christian missionary to China in the Congregationalist tradition who worked among the Chinese in Malaysia. He arrived in Penang in 1827. Dyer, his wife Maria, and their family lived in Malacca and then in Singapore. He was known as a typographer for creating a steel typeface of Chinese characters for printing to replace traditional wood blocks. Dyer's type was accurate, aesthetically pleasing, durable, and practical.[1]
- ^ Ride (1996), p.146