Josiah Nelson Cushing
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Josiah Nelson Cushing (J. N. Cushing) was born on 4 May 1840, at Attleboro, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States.[1]
Josiah Nelson Cushing | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 4, 1840 Attleboro, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | May 17, 1905 (aged 65) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Occupation | |
| Period | 1866–1905 |
| Genre | Religious texts, Linguistic reference |
| Subject | Shan language, Christianity |
| Children | 1 son |
Josiah Nelson Cushing was an American Baptist missionary who worked in Burma from 1866 to 1905.[2] He was the author of the first English Grammar of the Shan Language (1871) and the first Shan-English Dictionary (1881). He was also responsible for the translation of the Holy Bible into the Shan language.[3][4][5] In the task of translation, he was aided by a fellow missionary, Edwin D. Kelley, who died before the translation could be completed.[6] In addition to translating the Bible into Shan, Cushing and his team of translators also worked on a catechism in related dialects.[7]
At the age of 65, he died on May 17, 1905, in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.[8][9]
He left a legacy with his book, Shan-English Dictionary, which stands firmed as an important material for referencing of the Shan language. Evidently, it has been used as a key sources for the SEALang Library, a dedicated website for online referencing and services for Southeast Asian languages. [10]
Family
His father was Alpheus Nelason Cushing, and his mother was Charlotte Everett Foster.[11] He was married to Ellen Howard Cushing and they had a son.
Publications
- Cushing, Josiah Nelson. Grammar of the Shan Language. American Mission Press, 1871.
- Cushing, J. N. A Shan and English dictionary. Rangoon: Bennett, 1881.
- Cushing, Josiah Nelson, translator. The New Testament Translated into Shan from the Original Greek. 1st edition, American Baptist Mission Press, 1882.
- Cushing, Josiah Nelson. The Shan Mission. Americ. Baptist Miss. Union, 1886.
- Cushing, Josiah Nelson. Elementary Handbook of the Shan Language: By Rev. Josiah Nelson Cushing. C. Bennett Trübner, 1880.
- Cushing, Josiah Nelson. The Holy Bible ... Translated into Shan from the Original Languages [by Josiah Nelson Cushing], Etc. American Baptist Mission Press, 1892.
- Cushing, Josiah Nelson. Buddhism in Southern Asia. [publisher not identified], 1905, http://books.google.com/books?id=-OA3AQAAMAAJ.
- Hsinbyushin, and Josiah Nelson Cushing. The Po U Daung Inscription Erected by King Sinbyuyin in 1774 A.D. Printed by the Superintendent, Gov’t. printing, 1891.
