William D. Reynolds
William D. Reynolds (Korean: 이눌서; Hanja: 李訥瑞, 1867–1951) was an American Southern Presbyterian (PCUS) missionary and Bible translator in Korea.
William Davis Reynolds | |
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Born | November 12, 1867 Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. |
Died | 1951 North Carolina, U.S. |
Other names | Korean: 이눌서; Hanja: 李訥瑞 |
Education | Hampden–Sydney College, Johns Hopkins University, Union Presbyterian Seminary |
Spouse | Patsy Bolling Reynolds |
Children | Carey Mebane Reynolds Wilson |
Church | American Southern Presbyterian |
William Davis Reynolds was born 12 November 1867. He received his undergraduate education at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia and subsequently studied theology at Union Presbyterian Seminary. He completed the first translation of the Old Testament into Korean in 1910.
Along with Horace G. Underwood, James Scarth Gale, Henry G. Appenzeller, William B. Scranton, Lee Seung Doo (이승두), and Kim Jeong Sam (김정삼), Reynolds and the team's efforts led to the first Korean translation of the New Testament and the first Korean Hymnal.
From 1917-1937 he was professor in Systematic Theology and Biblical Languages at Pyongyang Presbyterian Theological Seminary.[1]
References
- 레이놀즈(한국명:이눌서, 李訥瑞, William David Reynolds, 1867.12.11~1951) 선교사. kcm.kr (in Korean). 16 May 2008. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
External links
- Presbyterian Historical Society: Guide to the Reynolds and Groves Family Papers