David Jones (missionary), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

David Jones (missionary)

Welsh Christian missionary to Madagascar

Date of Birth: 01-Jul-1796

Place of Birth: Pen-rhiw, Wales, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 01-May-1841

Profession: missionary, translator, Bible translator

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

David Jones (July 1796 – 1 May 1841) was a pioneering Welsh Christian missionary to Madagascar.
A gifted linguist, he was noted for establishing the orthography of the Malagasy language and for his translation of the Bible into Malagasy, a work that he undertook with fellow missionary David Griffiths.