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William Carey

English Baptist missionary and Particular Baptist minister (1761-1834)

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Occupation: botanist, translator, missionary, Bible translator
Citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Born: August 17, 1761
Died: June 9, 1834

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William Carey was an English Christian missionary, Particular Baptist minister, translator, social reformer and cultural anthropologist who founded the Serampore College and the Serampore University, the first degree-awarding university in India and cofounded the Serampore Mission Press.

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Notable quotes

“Expect great things from God; attempt great things for God.”
— As quoted in The Baptist Herald and Friend of Africa (October 1842) and "The Missionary Herald" in The Baptist Magazine Vol. 35 (January 1843), p. 41
“The most glorious works of grace that have ever took place, have been in answer to prayer; and it is in this way, we have the greatest reason to suppose, that the glorious out-pouring of the Spirit, which we expect at last, will be bestowed.”
— Sect. V : An Enquiry into the Duty of Christians in general, and what Means ought to be used, in order to promote this Work.

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