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William Colenso (17 November 1811 – 10 February 1899) FRS was a Cornish Christian missionary to New Zealand, and also a printer, botanist, explorer and politician. He attended the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi and later wrote an account of the events at Waitangi.
- Missionary
- Elizabeth Fairburn (married 1843)
- 10 February 1899 (aged 87), Napier, New Zealand
8 de nov. de 2017 · Learn about the life and achievements of William Colenso, the Church Mission printer who printed the Declaration of Independence of New Zealand, the New Testament in Māori and the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840. Find out how he became a notable traveller, botanist and politician after his career was ruined by an extramarital affair.
Colenso, William. 1811–1899. Printer, missionary, explorer, naturalist, politician. This biography, written by David Mackay, was first published in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography in 1990. William Colenso was born probably on 17 November 1811 and was baptised on 13 December 1811 in Penzance, Cornwall, England.
14 de nov. de 2013 · William Colenso (1811–1899) came to New Zealand in 1834 to set up a printing press for the Church Missionary Society, accepting the opportunity as ‘a heaven-sent chance to utilize his humble trade in the direct service of God’. At Paihia he produced the first book printed in New Zealand—the Māori New Testament.
Mission printer William Colenso was asked to prepare these proclamations and a printed circular letter in Māori to the high chiefs of the United Tribes announcing that a ‘rangatira’ from the Queen of England had arrived ‘hei Kawana hoki mo tatou’ (to be a Governor for us).
William Colenso: His Life and Journeys is the most thoroughly researched and comprehensive biography of this forceful individual, deserving a new edition. The author. IAN ST GEORGE is a retired general practitioner. He came to Colenso studies through his interest in native orchids.
Colenso, William (1811-1899) English-born missionary, printer and naturalist who worked in early 19th century New Zealand. Colenso was an untiring collector and early botanical explorer of the North Island of New Zealand. William Colenso was born in Penzance, Cornwall, where he was apprenticed as a printer and bookbinder and as a young man ...
