Henry Martyn
February 18, 1781 – October 16, 1812
Missionary to India & Persia
Brilliant Cambridge scholar who burned out for God in India and Persia
Biography
English Anglican priest, Cambridge scholar, and missionary who served as a chaplain in India before traveling into Persia. A brilliant mathematician and linguist, he translated the New Testament into Hindustani, Persian, and Arabic and labored especially to bring the gospel to Muslims.
Faith & Testimony
Martyn left academic honors and comfort for difficult missionary service, writing, 'Let me burn out for God.' His short life became one of the great examples of evangelical missionary zeal: disciplined scholarship placed under Christ, language learning pressed into gospel service, and costly witness among peoples with little access to Scripture.
Sources
- Henry Martyn — Wikipedia — Biography of the Anglican missionary and Bible translator
- Martyn, Henry (1781–1812) — Boston University History of Missiology — Missionary biography emphasizing his work in India and among Muslims
- The Life and Letters of Henry Martyn — Classic account of Martyn's life, journals, letters, and missionary labors