Robert Maunsell (missionary)
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Robert Maunsell | |
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| Born | 24 October 1810 |
| Died | 19 April 1894 (aged 83) |
| Occupation | Missionary |
| Spouse | Susan Cherry Pigott |
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Robert Maunsell (24 October 1810 – 19 April 1894) was a New Zealand missionary, linguist and translator. He was born in Milford, near Limerick, Ireland on 24 October 1810.[1][2]
Robert Maunsell joined the Church Missionary Society and arrived in the Bay of Islands in 1835 and was appointed to Te Waimate mission,[3] and he was sent to established the Manukau mission station that same year;[4] where he operated a school.[5][6] From 1849 to 1865 he worked at Te Kohanga Mission near Port Waikato,[7][8][9] including during the Invasion of the Waikato, which was the response of the colonial government to the Kingitanga Movement.[10]
After 1844 the Rev. Robert Maunsell worked with William Williams on the revision of the translation of the Bible into the Māori language.[11][12] William Williams concentrated on the revision of the New Testament; Maunsell worked on the revision of the Old Testament, portions of which were published in 1840 with the full translation completed in 1857.[3][4]
In 1845 the Book of Common Prayer was translated by a committee comprising William Williams, Robert Maunsell, James Hamlin and William Puckey.[13]
He was Archdeacon of Waitemata from 1868 to 1870;[14] and then Archdeacon of Auckland until 1883.
He died on 19 April 1894 at Parnell, New Zealand.[1]
