George Turner | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1818 (1818) |
| Died | 19 May 1891 (1891-05-20) |
George Turner (1818 – 19 May 1891) was an English missionary, active in Samoa and elsewhere in the South Pacific.[1]
He was the author of Nineteen Years in Polynesia: Missionary Life, Travels, and Researches in the Islands of the Pacific, 1861.[2] He also wrote Samoa A Hundred Years Ago and Long Before, 1884.[3]
References
- "George Turner (1818-91) - 'Nineteen years in Polynesia: missionary life, travels, and researches in the islands of the pacific'". Royal Collection Trust. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- "Nineteen Years in Polynesia". Internet Archive (online copy). Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- "Samoa, a hundred years ago and long before". HathiTrust. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- Hiney, Tom (2000). On the Missionary Trail: a Journey Through Polynesia, Asia and Africa with the London Missionary Society. New York: Atlantic Monthly Press.
- Turner, George (1861). Nineteen Years in Polynesia: Missionary Life, Travels, and Researches in the Islands of the Pacific. London: John Snow.
External links
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