James Evans (linguist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James Evans (linguist)

Canadian linguist

Date of Birth: 18-Jan-1801

Place of Birth: Kingston upon Hull, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 23-Nov-1846

Profession: missionary, linguist

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

James Evans (January 18, 1801 – November 23, 1846) was an English-Canadian Methodist missionary and amateur linguist.
He is best remembered for his claim of the invention of the "syllabic" writing system for Ojibwe and Cree, which was later adapted to other languages such as Inuktitut.
While it was long believed that Evans was the original inventor of the syllabics writing system, there is strong evidence to suggest that the Cree people already knew the writing system and Evans simply adapted it for print.