Samuel J. Smith
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British missionary and printer in Siam
This article is about the missionary based in Siam. For the American politician, see Sam Smith (American politician).
Samuel Jones Smith[a] (6 July 1820 – 10 October 1909) was a Baptist missionary of Indo-British birth who became well-known as a printer and publisher in Siam (Thailand). He was adopted in Burma by American missionaries John Taylor Jones and his wife Eliza, before the couple took up a new posting in Bangkok in 1833. Smith was sent to be educated in the United States, and returned to Bangkok as a missionary in 1849. In 1869, he left the mission and established a printing house, publishing several newspapers such as The Siam Weekly Advertiser as well as many popular works of Thai literature.[1] [2]
Notes
[edit ]- ^ Some sources list the middle name as John.
References
[edit ]- ^ Wells, Kenneth Elmer (1958). History of Protestant Work in Thailand, 1828-1958. Church of Christ in Thailand.
- ^ Altbach, Philip G.; Hoshino, Edith S., eds. (2015). International Book Publishing: An Encyclopedia. Routledge. pp. 522–525. ISBN 9781134261260.
Further reading
[edit ]- "Pioneer of Siam: Energetic life of the late Dr. Samuel Smith: Missionary printer and author". The Straits Times . 20 October 1909. Retrieved 2022年01月20日 – via NewspaperSG.
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