Edward Steere
Edward Steere (1828 - 26 August 1882) was an English Anglican colonial bishop in the 19th century.[1]
Life
Steere was educated at London University and ordained in 1850.[2] After curacies in Devon and Lincolnshire, he joined William Tozer (Bishop in Central Africa) on a mission to Nyasaland in 1863.[3] He was appointed Bishop in Central Africa[4] in 1874 and died on 26 August 1882.[5]
Steere spent several periods in Zanzibar, 1864-68, 1872-74, and 1877-82. In 1873 he placed the foundation stone at Christ Church, Zanzibar, in Stone Town, Zanzibar. The cathedral was based on his vision; its concrete roof shaped in a barrel vault was Steere's idea. He also worked with David Livingstone to abolish slavery in Zanzibar. He is buried behind the altar in the church.[6] David Livingstone's aides James Chuma and Abdullah Susi were part of an expedition led by Steere. Chuma was captain of the expedition and both men acted as interpreters.[7]
Works
Steere was a considerable linguist and published works on several East African languages and dialects, including Shambala, Yao, Nyamwezi, and Makonde. But he is especially known for his work on Swahili, publishing a Handbook of Swahili in 1870, and he also translated or revised the translation into Swahili of a large part of the Bible.[8]
Notes
- Zanzibar Christians
- The Times, Tuesday, Aug 29, 1882; pg. 6; Issue 30598; col D Obituary
- Heanley, R. M. A Memoir of Edward Steere, D.D. Ll.D., Third Missionary Bishop in Central Africa. (see External links).
- Ranger, Terence O.; Kimambo, Isaria N. (1976). The Historical Study of African Religion. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-03179-1.
- The Times, Tuesday, Sep 19, 1882; pg. 4; Issue 30616; col F Bishop Steere And His Work
- 'Workers at the church'
- Waller, Horace (1876). "Paths into the Slave Preserves of East Africa". LSE Selected Pamphlets: 9–23. JSTOR 60221873.
- Harris, Charles Alexander (1898). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 54. pp. 141–142.
See Also
References
- "The Bishop Of Grahamstown (sic) On The Progress Of The Church". Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser. 13 August 1877. Retrieved 2014-09-07 – via British Newspaper Archive. Steere was never Bishop of Grahamstown
- "Ecclesiastical Intelligence". Morning Post. 8 January 1875. Retrieved 2014-09-07 – via The British Newspaper Archive and FindMyPast.
External links
- Works by Edward Steere at Project Gutenberg
- Works by Edward Steere at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
- Works by or about Edward Steere at Internet Archive
- Robert Marshall Heanley (1898) A Memoir of Edward Steere, D.D., LL.D., Office of the Universities' Mission to Central Africa, London (Google ebook)
- Harris, Charles Alexander (1898). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 54. pp. 141–142.
- Steere's A Handbook of the Swahili Language as spoken at Zanzibar original 1870 edition.
- Steere's A Handbook of the Swahili Language as spoken at Zanzibar revised by A.C. Madan 1894.